What is decent weight for hardtail?

[Jaco-fiets]

9.5kg and lower would be a nice enough setup for racing

 

 

In who's world? Of course it would be nice but I think its a bit OTT.

getting a HT down to 10-11kg is already  hard and I think below 10kg is  where It becomes more of a obsession a than a performance enhancing upgrade.

 

 

My friend, a scott with full XT and normal DT swiss wheels is already way under 10kg

[_Daemon_]

Just below 10kg, something like 9.8kg would be good for a 26" HT, seeing as 29er come in around 11 to 12kg's.

 

 

 

Skimp money on the groupset, as in get just below top of the range and spend the money on a decent frame and wheelset.

 

 

 

ZTR wheels laced to AM hubs with a On One Scandal(26) frame would be a good base.

[Jaco-fiets]

Yip! That will be the best start

[NinjaManiak]

For cross country type bikes

+/- 9kg  - Carbon fibre nonsense

    10kg  - All metal

    11kg  - Stong & reliable

    12kg  - Not too expensive

    13kg  - Mid-level off the shelf

    14+   - Entry-level off the shelf

You can as a rule of thumb add 1kg for dual suspension

[MTB0007]

you're 98kgs and you're sitting on a carbon post that is extending +-300mm out of a frame. That thing will not last. Stop being a ponce and get stuff that works before getting stuff that is light. Get a Thomson post at about 270gr. Planet-X saddle at 260gr. Ritchey bars and stem. Planet-X spacers. Bolt through seat post clamp. Look Quarts carbon pedals (140gr ea). Rav-X foam grips at 9gr ea.

I just replaced the tompson seat post...

 So you may be right here  - Could not find a 27.diam Tompson -----

The saddle - which I have is light and comfy - Fizik -

I have monkey light OS easton bars - super strong with Tompson x4 Elite stem.. This not even I will break easily.. my Cane Creek lock ons -- these need replacing..

 

 

[JarradVZ]

How about forget all of this and lose 5kg yourself? That would feel like riding a 6kg bike at your current weight.

[MTB0007]

Just below 10kg' date=' something like 9.8kg would be good for a 26" HT, seeing as 29er come in around 11 to 12kg's.

Skimp money on the groupset, as in get just below top of the range and spend the money on a decent frame and wheelset.

ZTR wheels laced to AM hubs with a On One Scandal(26) frame would be a good base.[/quote']

On One are nice but

I could be wrong but is the Scandal not Alu -

I would opt for a -Token 26? Hardtail Scandium MTB Frame or similar

This if money were no object ..

But the original plan was to try set up a Hardtail as light as possible under

10k ..

So any desperate sellers of a Scandium Hardtail frame - Pm me

[deanbean]

And time for a word from William Nealy's "The Mountain Bike Way of Knowledge"

 

[_Daemon_]

Just below 10kg' date=' something like 9.8kg would be good for a 26" HT, seeing as 29er come in around 11 to 12kg's. Skimp money on the groupset, as in get just below top of the range and spend the money on a decent frame and wheelset. ZTR wheels laced to AM hubs with a On One Scandal(26) frame would be a good base.[/quote']

 

On One are nice but

 

I could be wrong but is the Scandal not Alu -

 

I would opt for a -Token 26? Hardtail Scandium MTB Frame or similar

 

This if money were no object ..

 

But the original plan was to try set up a Hardtail as light as possible under

 

10k ..

 

So any desperate sellers of a Scandium Hardtail frame - Pm me

 

 

 

Yup your right, used be a mixed of alu and scndium but only alu now. Reason why I mentioned the On One is, it's cheap and decent frame, so one can spend the saved money on lighter wheels.

 

 

 

Mmmmh...wonder how much this will work out to.

 

 

 

On One Scandal

 

ZTR 335 rims laced to AM hubs.

 

Thomson post and stem

 

kcnc handlbar

 

Sram x9 groupset.

[MTB0007]

How about forget all of this and lose 5kg yourself? That would feel like riding a 6kg bike at your current weight.

This is my master plan=

I must loose 12 Kg and get back to my weight 20 years ago when i was 23... (getting older sucks )

Even more so now since my wife climbs like a mountain goat..

I have taken 7 years to get her Mtbing with me -

Sat on her second try with me - She climbs like "Contador"

When I eventually caught her on the down side, of the climb 10 min later

She Says " I hate hills so had to make it end as quickly as possible"

 

Who knew - I married a king of the mtns who weighs in at 46Kg climbs like a mountain goat god..

 

I need to loose the bulge...

But more important I want to make my Hardtail weight weenie bling

Just cos I can

[Bos]

9.5kg and lower would be a nice enough setup for racing

 

 

In who's world? Of course it would be nice but I think its a bit OTT.

getting a HT down to 10-11kg is already  hard and I think below 10kg is  where It becomes more of a obsession a than a performance enhancing upgrade.

 

 

My friend' date=' a scott with full XT and normal DT swiss wheels is already way under 10kg[/quote']

 

and below 9.5?  I see what youre saying with the scott Jaco but that is a very light bike none the less..I think most sub 10 bikes are either top end bikes or bikes that took some TLC to get down sub ten

 

Reality is that most of the "racers" probably dont race a 9.5kg bike... so who are we to say that a decent weight for a HT is 9.5kg

 

Sorrie, I didnt want this to be a personal boxing match here

[MTB0007]

And time for a word from William Nealy's "The Mountain Bike Way of Knowledge"

If I can find my 1980 SUMMIT BMX this could work

That thing was made of HT STEEL of note with Chrome Moly somewhere in the mix.. I crashed more on her than I can remember.. before we had nice tracks, built - we raced in the veld and once a week at Brikor in Edenvale

The Frame never flinched, my stitches count was 300 + Before I got too tall for her.. I think some guy is still riding her - in Midrand 25years later..