mcg Posted April 16, 2012 Share Looking to build a full race 26 inch need ali frame as kid is too hard on equipment for carbon so what is thelightest ali frame i could get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted April 16, 2012 Share Trek 8500 is about 1350 grams and most are between 1300-1500 grams.What size are you looking for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcg Posted April 16, 2012 Share Trek 8500 is about 1350 grams and most are between 1300-1500 grams.What size are you looking for?Looking at a 17.5 or 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lock Posted April 16, 2012 Share I have a mongoose meteore elite, medium is about 1400g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcg Posted April 16, 2012 Share The mongoose meteore is a 29 erhas to be 26 but the weight is not bad so far looks like trek could bethe lightest ali frame one can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannosmit Posted April 16, 2012 Share I have a mongoose meteore elite, medium is about 1400g +1 Mongoose stopped making Carbon bikes because their Alloy frames are so light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted April 16, 2012 Share Looking at a 17.5 or 18Â I have a BeOne Kkarma1 in 17" but top tube is only 55cm,so closer to a small.it is about 1300 grams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lock Posted April 16, 2012 Share Mine is still 26'er, think northcliff cycles had some 'old' meteore frames. Really awesome frame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcg Posted April 16, 2012 Share Do you think they might still have them really need to sort this new bike out soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palaeodom Posted April 16, 2012 Share I have a mongoose meteore team and its really light. Lighter than a zaskar which was my alternative.If you're looking for an XC Alu hardtail then this is the one i'd recommend.It really is an excellent alu frame and you can get one for cheap. There were a couple on here for sale a while back and they may not have gone so check out the classified section. I think I may have got Northcliff's last one. Edited April 16, 2012 by Palaeodom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raab Posted April 16, 2012 Share I have a Yeti Arc frame in Medium, pretty light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcg Posted April 16, 2012 Share Yeti arc 1500 grams trying to get something around 1100 to 1250 gramsWant the end product to be around 9kg hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robrider Posted April 17, 2012 Share Kona Kula - the scandium one comes in at about 1200g for the M. Just to add, my medium Merida HFS weighs 1550g Edited April 17, 2012 by Robrider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrior Posted April 17, 2012 Share Mongoose Meteore Team/Elite Alu best bet for sub 10kg build. Geometry & handling also excellent. Â Sad i got rid of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted April 17, 2012 Share Cannondale Flash1450 With the head schok it is very light I had a F600 and that was so light with Mavic Crossmax wheels ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted April 17, 2012 Share As a school lightie I used to ride a Giant XTC. Think it weighrd like 1.2 or something.I thrashed it for 6years before it cracked. Only had one bike to race XC and fool around with on the local DH and dual courses. I rackon that is the hilux of frames. If you can still source a 26version your little man will be A for Away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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