weight weenies - suggestions please

[cat-i]

 

 

no - but thx.

i dont think bikes get any cheaper than my hardtail .... i like the bike and i need a reliable bike for the trip - also something that i'll be comfortable on, there's quite a bit of distance and a lot of vertical ascent.

 

the hardtail and trance has exactly the same components on, surely the trance's frame is heavier? so components won't be the thing. wheels may be, i won't have to spend anything by swapping wheels - i'm definately not planning on spending 15k on a bike, but even if, then it sounds like a better deal ... i'm using the hardtail very often, so new components would never be wasted. i'm not selling it on that side, there's still a lot of life in that bike.

 

i'm also flying from katmandu to lhasa, so if you can get it there, then i'd still have to get it to lhasa and pay excess anyway - so if you cost me 2k, and getting it to lhasa ia another 1k, and i want to bring it back at another 2k, then i'd rather do without all the luxuries and make sure i fit in the allowed baggage - i've hiked for 5 days in the berg with 12 kgs, it didn't include bike tools, but it did include food and pots and stove, which i wont take now, so 12 kgs is doable - i'd just have to pack very precisely, then ...

 

 

cat-i2010-02-08 16:40:54

[buckstopper]

No Prob. Good luck anyway. I'm envious of what sounds like an incredible experience to come.

[SteveS]

Cat-i.

 

Maybe list your bikes components in detail,  and then the weight weenies can tell you where you can save and how much it would cost