How heavy is you bike?
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Too heavy...plans are afoot. Already changed my Hope V2 brakes (anyone want some by the way) for Elixir CR Carbon's and my Atlas FR crankset will be making way for XTR or Noir. Taking my XTR cassette off my Socom to change it for the XT one, XTR chain going on. May go tubeless...
Pedalling the thing last night (with a SuperTacky Minion DH on the front) made me realise that changes need to be made before the Avalanche Enduro race I entered...for some godforsaken reason!
As it is I reckon it's 32lb.
Pedalling the thing last night (with a SuperTacky Minion DH on the front) made me realise that changes need to be made before the Avalanche Enduro race I entered...for some godforsaken reason!
As it is I reckon it's 32lb.
boardman road comp is about 18lbs - new wheels due soon, nothing else really worth changing to be honest as it will eat into new frame budget
commencal super 4.2 is about 27lbs - havent really thought about upgrades yet but it needs a new pait job as factory paint is s
t so once that is done it will get some bling...
commencal super 4.2 is about 27lbs - havent really thought about upgrades yet but it needs a new pait job as factory paint is s
t so once that is done it will get some bling...anniesdad said:
(anyone want some by the way)
PM me - I'm looking for some brakes for my Heckler.FWIW I have Avid Elixirs on the XC bike and they are superb. As for tubeless - definitely go for it. Wouldbnt run a 'decent' mountainbike without tubeless rims now.
RE the weights - Giant XTC pro/team, with Fox Float, ZTR Olympic rims, Avid Elixirs, carbon bits etc, comes to about 26lbs.
My Heckler with a DHX5 coil, Fox 36's, ZTR Arch rims, big tyres etc etc comes in at about 31lbs. Rides great though.
Edited by snotrag on Friday 19th March 12:52
Must be well over 40 lbs, probably approaching 50. 
Specialized BigHit, 2.7" tyres with thick Gaza innertubes running about 20psi, 200mm Bomber 888 forks, Hope Moto 6 brakes, 203mm floating rotors, braided hoses front & back and some very wide bars.
After 5 years of regular beating and summers in the Alps she's bomb-proof. I'm the weakest link in the chain and tend to fall apart first.
Specialized BigHit, 2.7" tyres with thick Gaza innertubes running about 20psi, 200mm Bomber 888 forks, Hope Moto 6 brakes, 203mm floating rotors, braided hoses front & back and some very wide bars.
After 5 years of regular beating and summers in the Alps she's bomb-proof. I'm the weakest link in the chain and tend to fall apart first.
snotrag said:
anniesdad said:
(anyone want some by the way)
PM me - I'm looking for some brakes for my Heckler.FWIW I have Avid Elixirs on the XC bike and they are superb. As for tubeless - definitely go for it. Wouldbnt run a 'decent' mountainbike without tubeless rims now.
RE the weights - Giant XTC pro/team, with Fox Float, ZTR Olympic rims, Avid Elixirs, carbon bits etc, comes to about 26lbs.
My Heckler with a DHX5 coil, Fox 36's, ZTR Arch rims, big tyres etc etc comes in at about 31lbs. Rides great though.
Edited by snotrag on Friday 19th March 12:52
anniesdad said:
As for tubeless - definitely go for it. Wouldbnt run a 'decent' mountainbike without tubeless rims now.
Tubeless is a whole can of worms, I wouldn't trust them.I'd have thought it would be easier to carry a spare tube in the backpack for a quick change on the side of the trail rather than a whole tyre. If you cut the sidewall of a regular tyre you can generally get yourself home with a new tube, with tubeless you'd be stranded.
Also, how do the spokes work with a tubeless rim? Are the nipples a PITA to get out if (or more like when) you snap a spoke?
Dibby said:
anniesdad said:
As for tubeless - definitely go for it. Wouldbnt run a 'decent' mountainbike without tubeless rims now.
Tubeless is a whole can of worms, I wouldn't trust them.I'd have thought it would be easier to carry a spare tube in the backpack for a quick change on the side of the trail rather than a whole tyre. If you cut the sidewall of a regular tyre you can generally get yourself home with a new tube, with tubeless you'd be stranded.
Also, how do the spokes work with a tubeless rim? Are the nipples a PITA to get out if (or more like when) you snap a spoke?
With tubeless you carry a spare innertube and some park tyre patches. In 4years of riding tubeless with most of my buddies there has not been a situation we could not carry on the ride in this way. I will give you a clue as to how good tubeless is: my regular buddy has purchased the same bike as me with the same tyres, just not tubeless. In 3 weeks of riding he has got 7 punctures, I have zero. I have not had a puncture in over 6 months. That is 4 rides a week over some crappy trails.
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