Merida FRM 29er build (worlds lightest???) that would be NO!

explosifpete
explosifpete Posts: 1,327
edited March 2012 in Your mountain bikes
just about to start building up a a Merida big nine carbon frame with lots of lovely frm parts and I got to thinking, how light is the lightest 29er build? as this has got to be close to 19lbs

Photos to follow
http://www.iwaxstudio.co.uk/

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  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    A hell of a lot lighter than that. FRM stuff isn't really that light.

    Jeremiah Bishop's is 18.14lbs and that's built for World Cup racing. You could do 15lbs if you threw enough money at it. There's a sub-12lb 26" hardtail after all.

    What's the build?
  • explosifpete
    explosifpete Posts: 1,327
    frm stuff isn't that light? feels pretty crazy to me
    http://www.iwaxstudio.co.uk/
  • explosifpete
    explosifpete Posts: 1,327
    build is
    merida big nine carbon frame
    Frm carbon fork
    sram XX groupset
    FRM brakes
    FRM wheels
    FRM finishing kit
    http://www.iwaxstudio.co.uk/
  • explosifpete
    explosifpete Posts: 1,327
    frm011.jpg
    frm019.jpg
    frm019.jpg
    frm012.jpg
    frm023.jpg
    http://www.iwaxstudio.co.uk/
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    I said it's not that light.

    - Rims are 320g claimed, Podium MMX are <290 actual.
    - Stems and seatposts are heavier and more expensive than New Ultimate (for example)
    - Bars are silly money and still heavier than Mt Zoom (again, for example)
    - Brakes only really achieve weight because they come with very light rotors and hardware, but I'll admit they are light
    - Forks are heavier than DT, as well as being an unknown quantity
  • explosifpete
    explosifpete Posts: 1,327
    frm026.jpg
    frm024.jpg
    http://www.iwaxstudio.co.uk/
  • explosifpete
    explosifpete Posts: 1,327
    fair enough, Its a customers bike i'm building, he wants it to come out under 20lbs but after a quick look at weight wieners I was pretty surprised how light some bikes are.
    http://www.iwaxstudio.co.uk/
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Weight Weenies*

    Aah rigid, that's cheating!

    You've not lined your tyre logos up - surely that's the basics for a shop?! We used to get a right rollocking if they didn't line up, looks sloppy. Ditto headset spacer logos etc.
  • explosifpete
    explosifpete Posts: 1,327
    I just put it together with no sealant so they will be aligned later,
    http://www.iwaxstudio.co.uk/
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    That's alright then :-)
  • explosifpete
    explosifpete Posts: 1,327
    bike is built and ready for a test ride!
    http://www.iwaxstudio.co.uk/
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    And have you weighed it?
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    There seems to be a dip in the workshop floor under the rear wheel?

    A rigid fork is saving at least 800g versus a suspension one so you have a long way to go for the worlds lightest!

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • explosifpete
    explosifpete Posts: 1,327
    with pedals it is 7.56kg
    http://www.iwaxstudio.co.uk/
  • lostboysaint
    lostboysaint Posts: 4,250
    explosifpete wrote:
    with pedals it is 7.56kg

    16.7lbs ish then!
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