MTB Content: Weight-weenie Builds

[MTB Kid]

Rumour has it that the Olympic Gold Medallist in the Ladies race was on board a 7.2kg race bike!!!

 

So, let's see some weight-weenie builds in good ole SA.

 

Hardtails  - sub 10kg?

Full Sussers - sub 11kg?

 

 

 

[Dirty Twin]

https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=29856&KW=black+girlfriend

Go check out Brighter lights new bike I think she is kg9.6

[Racer X]

Don't get me started, please I have work to do.

[singletrackmind]

and we need photos of the bikes

[MTB Kid]

and we need photos of the bikes

 

Agree, but have to wait for my wife to fall asleep before I put my sub 11kg FS bike on the couch for the photos

[singletrackmind]

 

 

Ok my commencal weighs 9.4kgs, hardtail. only recent photo i have of it

 

 

Running:

 

Frame - Commencal supernormal deluxe size medium

Fork - Fox F100 RL

wheelset - XT hubs, sapim spokes, sunrims xc rims

brakes - Formula ORO K18

rotors - Stans super light

skewers - KCNC

bars - Easton EC90 flat bar

stem - Ritchey WCS carbon

bar ends - KCNC

grips - fizzik road bike tape(white)

Seat post - thomson elite

seat - sdg Ti fly                    waiting for my speedneedle to arrive

shifters - X9

FD - X9

RD - X9

Cassette - Sram pg 990 - red 1

jockey wheels - KCNC

crank - truvative firex with KCNC bolts                    waiting for noir to come

pedals - crank bros 2Ti

gear cables - nokon

tires - maxxis mimo 1.9mm

tubes - kenda super light

 

 

 

what else you wanna know?

 

 

singletrackmind2008-08-24 11:51:22

[Racer X]

Yeah, why you spending money on a speedneedle, when you could upgrade your wheelset?

[Speedi]

*hijack*

 

Racer X i sent you an email concerning the pedals.

[rock]

Rumour has it that the Olympic Gold Medallist in the Ladies race was on board a 7.2kg race bike!!!

  

 

 

 

http://www.bike-sport-news.de/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20039&mode=&order=0&thold=0

 

http://www.bike-sport-news.de//images/storypictures/29194.jpg

[Speedi]

i cant read german

[MTB Kid]

Rumour has it that the Olympic Gold Medallist in the Ladies race was on board a 7.2kg race bike!!!

  

 

 

 

http://www.bike-sport-news.de/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20039&mode=&order=0&thold=0

 

http://www.bike-sport-news.de//images/storypictures/29194.jpg

 

Those wheels are impressive - would love to know what Spokes were used - Rims: ZTR Race, Hubs - Tune, Spokes - ?

[Azonic]

Don't make me post my Trek...

 

My Scalpel weighs just over 10kg, and that's a 2.2kg frame. My Trek has similar parts and that frame is about 1.6kg, so you're looking at about 9.2kg for the bike.

 

Ok, I will post it

 

Gimmi a couple of days, she's a little dirty right now.

 

[Racer X]

Bike is very light, you could get it down to 6.7 with some tinkering though. Wheelset consists of ZTR RACE 7000 rims, Tune Prince and Princess hub with Ti axles and ceramic bearings, spokes are Pillar Ti LTD edition made for Spitz

[Racer X]

Okay I lied, with some serious tinkering you could get this bike down to 6.4 Kgs, thats with no cutting up of anything and using the same frame.

[GoLefty!!]

My Scalpel is sitting at a polony skin over 10kg and thats with a pretty average build.

Awaiting:

Formula R1 Disc brakes

ZTR Race 7000 rims (budget allowing)

KMC Gold Ultralight chain.

Si Headshok Lefty SL w/DLR2 2009 (Feb 2009)

 

Looking for:

Fi'zi:k Arione thats MTB approved but sub 180gr. Carbon rail version on my roadie is not suitable for MTB apparently.

 

Parts still to fit:

Hutchinson Python Tubeless Ready to replace COntinental MOuntain King 2.2 UST. Thats a 350gr difference in weight right there.

 

Once the R1's arrive, I'll lose another 240gr (XT BR-M775 is heavy but strong).

 

Currently build is:

 

Cannondale Scalpel Carbon 100 (Patriot Blue)

Si Lefty 110 Fox Terralogic TT

Si Hollowgram II SL 29x44

Si Lefty Integrated XC3 Stem Steerer 90mm

Shimano XTR WH-M975 Lefty wheelset

Shimano Dura Ace FD-7800

Shimano Deore XT BR-M775 Servo Wave Disc brake set

SRAM X.0 Gripshift

SRAM X.0 rear Derailleur

SRAM PC-971 chain

KCNC SC Bone Scandium fat bar

KCNC Ti Pro Lite 8000 Scandium Seat post

TEK Bar ends

Elite patao bidon cage

Fi'zi:k Arione CX Kium 225gr saddle

Crank Bros Eggbeater SL pedals

JagWire Ripcords cable set - Day Glo red

 

[Kiwi]

5.09 kg Hard tail http://www.light-bikes.com/BikeGallery/ 6.kg full sus.

 

Sausers new Specialized is around 8kgs I think, maybe even less as the new frame is 700grams less than the old one and they were able to race at 8.5kgs last year... http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=tech/2008/features/mtbworlds208

Kiwi2008-08-24 23:51:43