Patensie Posted January 21, 2019 Share I also noticed the porky trend in new bikes. Put it in perspective, my 2014 SC5010 carbon, sram x1, pike & dropper weighs in at 12.2 kg with flat pedals and 2.3 tyres. Similar new 5010 almost 1kg heavier. stefmeister 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 22, 2019 Share Mixed feelings about this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted January 22, 2019 Share Mixed feelings about this one Almost like the commencal meta series, where that linkage was on the downtube. Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted January 22, 2019 Share Almost like the commencal meta series, where that linkage was on the downtube. Like the Propain Hugene set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 22, 2019 Share Yeah, almost. Both VPP sorta designs, as there's a bottom linkage, but the Propain has the shock attached to the lower linkage in a floating arrangement, and the chainstay attaches to the link in front of the ST instead of behind it. Dirt Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 22, 2019 Share yes but, red bikes are faster! Yeah, almost. Both VPP sorta designs, as there's a bottom linkage, but the Propain has the shock attached to the lower linkage in a floating arrangement, and the chainstay attaches to the link in front of the ST instead of behind it. Dirt Tracker and Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted January 22, 2019 Share I also noticed the porky trend in new bikes. Put it in perspective, my 2014 SC5010 carbon, sram x1, pike & dropper weighs in at 12.2 kg with flat pedals and 2.3 tyres. Similar new 5010 almost 1kg heavier. When proper tyres are comfortably over a kg each... Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Arries87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 22, 2019 Share When proper tyres are comfortably over a kg each...This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge_Design Posted January 22, 2019 Share Your frame might make up 20% of the weight of the bike and probably weighs only marginally more than your fork or wheels alone - the material it's made from will have a relatively minor impact on the overall weight of the bike... People get so worried about what brand of frame it is vs overall bike weight for some strange reason. I promise that the Santa Cruz stickers didn't make your bike 2kg lighter than another enduro bike. Tyres are probably one of the biggest differences as you can make 0.5kg+ difference in weight for the same cost just due to personal preference. Duane_Bosch and Yo-Yo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted January 23, 2019 Share Your frame might make up 20% of the weight of the bike and probably weighs only marginally more than your fork or wheels alone - the material it's made from will have a relatively minor impact on the overall weight of the bike... People get so worried about what brand of frame it is vs overall bike weight for some strange reason. I promise that the Santa Cruz stickers didn't make your bike 2kg lighter than another enduro bike. Tyres are probably one of the biggest differences as you can make 0.5kg+ difference in weight for the same cost just due to personal preference. A very interesting view point from the guy who runs Starling cycles on the weight increase in the industry. From 28m in he chats why manufactures are bulking bikes a bit, the Ebike effect, rollover differences on 29rs etc. http://www.downtimepodcast.com/starling-cycles/ Headshot and Odinson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted January 24, 2019 Share A very interesting view point from the guy who runs Starling cycles on the weight increase in the industry. From 28m in he chats why manufactures are bulking bikes a bit, the Ebike effect, rollover differences on 29rs etc. http://www.downtimepodcast.com/starling-cycles/Okay, so my 16kg Enduro is actually okay then :-) Yo-Yo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted January 24, 2019 Share Okay, so my 16kg Enduro is actually okay then :-) Such a good podcast. Really interesting to hear his views on things like tyres and how good would it be to be able to tune them as you have these expensive forks all tuned up and then an inch of suspension in the tyre that is pretty out of control. Cool guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 29, 2019 Share Pieter1, Rowber, Bomberman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 29, 2019 Share https://www.pinkbike.com/news/review-the-pole-machine-has-a-serious-need-for-speed.html Odinson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomberman Posted January 29, 2019 Share https://www.pinkbike.com/news/review-the-pole-machine-has-a-serious-need-for-speed.html Nee sies man..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefmeister Posted January 29, 2019 Share I've been toying with the idea to get an airbrush setup to do a custom graphic on my frame. Something similar to these. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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