Make My bike Lighter
Squillinossett
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Ok, looking to lighten up my bike a bit, where you think I should start? Please note im 15.5 stone, and a bodybuilder, so im gonna get heavier - so need parts to be quite strong
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Well it depends, strip your bike down and realistically work out where you can lose weight, common areas are saddles and posts/stems. Also rotational mass counts more than static mass, so look at your wheels. An air fork is a good thing as well, but thy cost more and some people don't like the way they feel in long travel guises. after that, it is ti bolt kits etc. losing peanuts in weight, often buying a carbon/ti frame is a good way to go, but you will put the frame under a lot of stress.
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BelAir saddle with Ti rails?. there œ35, IIRC off the on-one website were as on CRC there closer to œ50, Would lose some weight depending on current sadle?0
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dont waste your money on saddles, seatposts, stems and ti bolts that will only lighten your wallet. Wheels and tyres could help, I dont know much about your bike but I suspect the frame is fairly heavy, that would be the logical thing to change.0
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i agree with paul the best thing to do first is to lighten spinning parts e.g. wheels and tyres. apparently it gives a bigger effect on how light the bike is.Best quote ever (pinkbike): "i've heard that Hill pees, deffecates, vomits and masturbates before each race to keep the weight down"0
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just changing your tyres to some conti speedking's could save a lbs or two!
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Lighter tyres, tubeless, lighter wheelset, then move onto bars, seat post, saddle, forks etc. the places to save weight all depend on how hard you ride. carbon bars would be great on a real lightweight xc bike. but if you like doing jumps/drops on routes, you could quickly find yourself with a stem where your nose should be.
<hr noshade size="1"><center><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by EvilAlex</i>
Something round here tastes bad. Could be plain old bad taste.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by rubber side up</i>
Lighter tyres, tubeless, lighter wheelset, then move onto bars, seat post, saddle, forks etc. the places to save weight all depend on how hard you ride. carbon bars would be great on a real lightweight xc bike. <b>but if you like doing jumps/drops on routes, you could quickly find yourself with a stem where your nose should be.</b>
<hr noshade size="1"><center><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by EvilAlex</i>
Something round here tastes bad. Could be plain old bad taste.
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Wheels / Tyres, forks, then you get into the little stuff, bars, seat post, saddle, bolts, etc. You have lights on the bike, ditch them for starters!0
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Also going tubeless can save tonnes.
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It's not worth trying to lighten that bike up... it's well-built and sturdy and will stay in one piece. You could go for some v light wheels/tyres and put up with breakages/rips/flats on a regular basis. You could spend a lot of money on things like stems/bars to save in the region of 400grammes but that would be silly. You could change your frame to a nice light carbon hardtail but then you have to fork out on some lycra and legwax too.
Leave it, ride more and enjoy the bike!Crushing the symptoms0 -
Squillinossett your not registered on MT by any chance r u?0
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Lighter tyres, tubeless, lighter wheelset, then move onto bars, seat post, saddle, forks etc. the places to save weight all depend on how hard you ride. carbon bars would be great on a real lightweight xc bike. <b>but if you like doing jumps/drops on routes, you could quickly find yourself with a stem where your nose should be.</b>
<hr noshade size="1"><center><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by EvilAlex</i>
Something round here tastes bad. Could be plain old bad taste.
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Something round here tastes bad. Could be plain old bad taste.
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Ok, might keep it as it is then
Squillinossett your not registered on MT by any chance r u?
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If you are 15.5 stone of muscle then surely you can handle a heavier bike, and that bike looks pretty lightish.
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Its not about been able to handle it.....
Its about making going uphill easier, and faster...etc...
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depend how much you are willing to spend.
what hubs have you currently got?
ck ti headset
xtr cranks
xtr/x.0 drive chain
juciy ultimate brakes/hope mini carbon ones.
spds?
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I use SPD's now, I have considered going for a full XTR groupset on it.
TBH I have been considering going bacl to a hardtail, as I feel the full sus has taken me away from the riding a bit, if you know what I mean, the Rock lobster TI frame with RS SID Team forks has caught my eye - anyone know much about this frame?
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frames are suposed to be good, the forks are suposed to be gash
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The SID teams will not suit you, I guarantee it. They are flexy under 9st racers but with a 15st body builder they are going to be like jelly.
Buy all means buy the frame and fork deal, at œ600 it is a steal, but sell the forks and get some Rebas instead.
Putting a full XTR groupset on would be an excellent way to save as much weight as possible whilst getting all the performance upgrades as well.
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1) Take the g<b></b>a<b></b>y mudguards off.
2) Loose the lights and 2KG battery... and go for metal halide with Lithium Ion
3) Buy a hardtail
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only got the front mud guard dear
Yea, might sell the SID's if i go for that frame, never ridden a TI frame though, might try to find somone near me so i know waht one rides like before buying one
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i agree , fix it when it breaks. your bike looks ok as is .0