Edge_Design Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 http://www.spinner-usa.com/e/aeris-pro01.htm. under 1200g fork... think they go for less than R4k on e-bay but there is someone on the hub selling them (I bought one of the other models), can't remember his name on the hub off-hand but will check... there are a few models in that weight range though so not sure which one I saw on ebay.
Guest Agteros Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Uh no' date=' i still want it to look nice... Paint stripper will not work here dude. What spinner fork are you talking about?[/quote'] What you mean, you want a racing bike, it must be nice looking AND it must be light....? No No No .... 3 options, you may pick 2!!!!
badenhj Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 Lose the front Brakes. Works for the kids. Mine never use it
singletrackmind Posted March 29, 2009 Author Posted March 29, 2009 hahahahaha iv found a solution to this, swop my UST tyres to the karma SWS, saves over 450grams! Can save 60 grams if i get a tune speedneedle saddle. can save another 350grams if i get that spinner fork. Thats 860grams. Im getting a program to build this frame under 9kgs from somebody who know what they are doing and they do it well. I know i can save a KG quite easily now Wehn iv paid enough for the new frame there is no way i will ever strip the paint. Forget that idea.
singletrackmind Posted March 29, 2009 Author Posted March 29, 2009 Tokenfreak sells spinner but they are very pricey!!!!!!!!!!! that fork is like 11k.
MTB Kid Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 Ok my MTB is 10.2kgs right now race ready' date=' id like to get it under 10kgs. The components are as follows: Frame- Rocky mountain vertex 70 18"fork - Fox F100RLHubs - DT swiss 240 front and rear 6 boltspokes - DT swiss revolution (i think)Rims - Stans F355tyres - Kenda Karma UST (2.1 front and 1.9 rear)Rotors - Alligator 160mm (100grams each)bolts - A2Z blue water bottle boltsBrakes - Formula K18Handel bars - KCNC SC boneStem - KCNC SC-wingSeat post - KCNC Ti-pro lightsaddle - spez toupeShifters - Sram X0 gripshiftgrips - foamFD - sram X9BB - Aerozinecrank - Shimano XT M760 with KCNC boltsRD - Sram X9 with KCNC jockey wheelsCassette - Sram pg990chain - sram Pg970 [/quote'] Fork - about 50~80g I think if you switch to RS Sid Race or more if you switch to DT XRC100 about 120g but big $$ Wheels - DT hubs are heavy and 355 not the lightest. If you switch to A2Z or AM Classic hubs with ZTR 347 Olympic ( the are about 330g a rim ) - can save around 120~200g on the wheels alone. Hubs around 70g, rims between 60 and 100g. Tubeless/Sealant - assume you are using the rim tape method, it saves 40~60g over the rim strip method .... Sealant - less ml = less g... Tyres - if UST versions ----- you can save at least 250g just by switching to std folding bead versions ....
singletrackmind Posted March 29, 2009 Author Posted March 29, 2009 Shot MTB kid, we think on the same levels.A new fork is huge $$$A2Z hubs aint cheap either and neither are the rims. But if i can then i will.I am using tape not strip and im definatly going to be dropping those UST tyres for some normal 1s.
100Tours Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 Just swap out the UST tyres for the regular folding bead version. You can run these with rim strips no problem, and you'll save 100g per tyre.
Oiltrash Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 I had a similar problem?needed to lose 500grams for me to weigh under 100kgs. So I went for a circumcision? <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
jagwil Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 I had a similar problem?needed to lose 500grams for me to weigh under 100kgs. So I went for a circumcision? <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> And you expect anyone to believe that !!!! Just bragging. (bullsh*tting)
nikki Posted March 29, 2009 Posted March 29, 2009 Honestly, what is a 200 gram difference going to make to your perfomance?
singletrackmind Posted March 31, 2009 Author Posted March 31, 2009 wont make and difference to my performance but i just want my bike under 10kgs... And iv found a few ways that could save me up to a kg already so will wait and see what else i can come up with.
GoLefty!! Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 bike weight loss, a noble cause. from your current parts spec it is goingto be easy or difficult. Tyres would be the first place to lose weight. Fit Hutchinson Python Tubeless ready. They're around 500gr per tyre and about 200 per tyre lighter than the Karma's you currently have fitted. I would suggest the crank is another place to loose some weight but lighter is going to cost you around R2k for the Aerozine thingy. You could lose another 40gr off teh cassette byt fitting an XTR cassette. The SRAM is not light at all. The XTR is around R2500 these days. Best bang for your buck is the tyres.
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