Well after going to lighter tubes that somehow dropped two pounds of weight on a bathroom scale...i like the feel of light-er bikes..So aside from wheels what is the second best place to save weight? I love new topics and Stevie Wonder...
Im gaining weight for football, not loseing it to make my bike lighterThe rider....
Forks.Well after going to lighter tubes that somehow dropped two pounds of weight on a bathroom scale...i like the feel of light-er bikes..So aside from wheels what is the second best place to save weight? I love new topics and Stevie Wonder...
yes, that would make a pretty hefty difference.Money is a problem, Whould the switch from Diabolus to Atlas cranks make much of a diffrence.
Its funny how racers talk about shaving weight. How they pay $$$ for parts to lose GRAMS but then eat pizza, fast food, and drink beer/soda. Stop drinking soda, lose 10 pounds.The rider....
Its funny how no one said anything about how rider weight affects how the bike handles.Its funny how people think that rider weight affects how a bike handles.
kanter is funny....Its funny how no one said anything about how rider weight affects how the bike handles.
funny, a lot of the better racers i know do pay a lot of attention to their diet. (myself included, but i am not grouping myself with the better racers here).Its funny how racers talk about shaving weight. How they pay $$$ for parts to lose GRAMS but then eat pizza, fast food, and drink beer/soda. Stop drinking soda, lose 10 pounds.
Its funny how people think that rider weight affects how a bike handles.
i'm going to say NO to the first one. some guy at the duryea race this weekend did quite a number on his knee and has to have fairly extensive reconstructive surgery. he wasn't wearing knee pads.Skip the knee pads, MX helmet, camelbak and chest protector.
That should be a few pounds.
In all seriousness I've not ridden my top half yet this year, and feel like I'm riding a lot better without it - I don't know if that is in my head though. I've not ditched it to save weight, more to gain "freeness". Riding without a spine protector/chest protection makes me a little nervous though, I know both appear to have come to my rescue before.... might chops the arms off of my dainese and wear it like that.Skip the knee pads, MX helmet, camelbak and chest protector.
That should be a few pounds.
You know you want the trade off. 100grams lighter each wheel.. Hmmmm irate2: hahahathe rim change would save loads of weight, so would the cranks.
get some xt's cheap and good... and dont just jump on the lightweight band wagon and go for the lightest. 5.1's are light but there is a trade off somewhere... getting a pair or 721's would be a good middle ground... still light but still very very strong.
I would hope that sarcasm would be easily noticed.i'm going to say NO to the first one. some guy at the duryea race this weekend did quite a number on his knee and has to have fairly extensive reconstructive surgery. he wasn't wearing knee pads.
It's all about E=mc2 baby... It's amazing what Einstein can tell us about riding a mountain bike faster!