L_Ache

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.63lb saving there

Well if Dango and 12 are putting their bikes up, I’m going to as well. Orange (strange) Alpine Five, TALAS forks, etc. It now has Maxxis tyres because although the Michelins gripped really well, the sidewalls were made out of tissue paper

Dangoo – weighing components is a slippery slope! Been there….although it is very effective. I shed loads of weight off my SX when I realised how heavy some of the components were. My Diabolus cranks and A frame pedals weight more than my house.

I_Ache – you know that you need I to spring, don’t blame me! On a serious note, if you need to shed some weight it should make a difference. That spring in there will weight loads; the dinky springs I have left over from the Van R in my old stinky weigh enough so his knows what that thing weighs.

With regards to measuring sag, you”ll need to get your missus to get the tape measure out whilst you mount… 😉 the bike!

My Heckler has just earned its stripes in Morzine/Les Gets last weekend!!

The Marz55 160’s and offset bushings really slackened it out nicely.

At one point on a 50k AM loop I was really wishing Mindmap3 hadn’t talked me into a single ring on the front!!!!

Dan, you know it makes sense. Don’t blame me for your weedy legs! It looks good though, how slack is it now with the offest bushes?

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Some lovely looking bikes in this thread. Here’s mine, last time I weighed it it came out at 30.2lb

Titus El Guapo V3

Monarch RT3 shock

Rockshox Lyrik RC 170mm 20mm axle

Stan’s Flow Rims on Superstar Switch Evo hubs

Continental Baron 2.3 tyres

On One Smoothie Mixer headset

Easton Havoc 50mm stem

Easton Havoc 750mm bars

Easton Havoc seatpost

Charge Spoon saddle

Superstar supagrippa grips

Shimano XT M785 Double Chainset 26-38

Shimano XT cassette 11-36

Shimano XT front mech

Shimano XT Shadow rear mech

Shimano XT chain

Shimano XT rapid fire 10 speed shifters

Shimano XT brakes

Superstar 180/203mm rotors

Shimano M530 SPD pedals

Blackspire Defender bash

Blackspire stinger

Hope seat clamp

Stumpy with lowered 36’s, dropper post, wide bars, short stem. Weighs 31lb.

Dango I thought my cranks were heavier than that tbh. But swapping them for slx and putting a Ti spring on will save over 1lb.

Mindmap the thing is I don’t know where else I can/would want to save weight without spending loads or compromising the bike. If I had loads of money I would go for some carbon rims. But then it I had loads of money I would buy a Stumpy Evo carbon and a DH bike.

MDE Bikes Carve 6 frame with custom geometry
Shaman Racing Drake chain guide
Shaman Racing 34t chainring
ODI bars, stem and grips
SRAM X0 Type 2 mech and X0 shifter
Avid X0 Trail brakes
Mavic Crossmax SX wheels
BOS Deville fork and BOS Vip’r shock
Maxxis tyres (changed regularly)
Rockguardz down tube protector and Mudguardz
Fibrax brake pads

Mindmap the thing is I don’t know where else I can/would want to save weight without spending loads or compromising the bike. If I had loads of money I would go for some carbon rims. But then it I had loads of money I would buy a Stumpy Evo carbon and a DH bike.

Ti spring should be a good saving over the steel one, the cranks will yeild a pretty good one too depending on what you go for.

What about pedals? I know you’ve got Straitline ones which are lovely but I’ve no idea what they weigh. My Nano’s are 200g lighter than the A frames they replaced, which is quite a lot.

Other than that you’re into the realm of marginal (expensive) gains I guess. Carbon bar? Posher cassette? Tubeless? The Charge saddle is quite heavy but lighter saddles ain’t cheap and some are like torture devices.

I know I’ve only had a quick pedal on it, but it seems to ride quite lightly (if that makes any sense at all).

Mindmap the thing is I don’t know where else I can/would want to save weight without spending loads or compromising the bike. If I had loads of money I would go for some carbon rims. But then it I had loads of money I would buy a Stumpy Evo carbon and a DH bike.

Ti spring should be a good saving over the steel one, the cranks will yeild a pretty good one too depending on what you go for.

What about pedals? I know you’ve got Straitline ones which are lovely but I’ve no idea what they weigh. My Nano’s are 200g lighter than the A frames they replaced, which is quite a lot.

Other than that you’re into the realm of marginal (expensive) gains I guess. Carbon bar? Posher cassette? Tubeless? The Charge saddle is quite heavy but lighter saddles ain’t cheap and some are like torture devices.

I know I’ve only had a quick pedal on it, but it seems to ride quite lightly (if that makes any sense at all).

I seem to be one of a few who prefer a slightly heavier bike! Just feels nore substantial, light bikes feel too fragile.

Zesty running 1 x 9 with e13 bash and chain guard. Reverb, 760 superstar bars, DMR v8 pedals, 150mm revelation u-turns up front. No idea how much it weighs…

Heckler in snow by jwrfooo, on Flickr

Heckler rebuilt by jwrfooo, on Flickr

Medium Heckler with RS Lyrik coil forks. Runs a Fox RC coil shock now. Mostly SRAM X9/X0 2×10 drive train, Hope Hoops, M4 brakes and finishing kit. A smattering of Thomson to finish it off. Not the lightest bike, but it’s very reliable and great fun to ride.

not sure about all mountain, but here’s my FS mountain bike :

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DSC02560 by seanoevil, on Flickr

My custom build.
Sworks Stumpy FSR,
Mavic SLR wheels,
Hope Tech M4 hint of green brakeset,
Hope floating rotors
Hope braded hoses,
XTR M985 3×10 groupset,
XTR cabling,
Easton Haven Stem,
Specialized carbon bars & seatpost,
SDG Bel Air Rl seat, titainium rails.
Wellgo DMR V12 Magnesium pedals.

Its light, and shifts like the proverbial s**t of a shovel. I love it.

_tom_ – Member
I seem to be one of a few who prefer a slightly heavier bike! Just feels nore substantial, light bikes feel too fragile.

I agree to a point. I think the 30lb mark is about the difference between feeling too light and feeling tough enough. As mindmap says mine pedals lighter than it feels to lift. If I could make it a couple of lbs lighter I would be pretty happy.

Mine is no lightweight and nor was my SX. The thing that made my SX feel beter was lighter wheels and tyres. My Eastons with tubeless Hans Dampfs were around 600g lighter than my old wheel and tyre combo and are probably as tough if not tougher. The SX felt loads more spritely after this change.

Although changing forks, cranks, pedals and chain guide lost a big chunk of weight you couldn’t feel it outdo on a ride.

My Rune is about a pound heavier than the SX but is actually quicker to ride due to better geometry, a better fir for me, better suspension for pedalling and like the newer Enduros pedlas lighter than it is. I know it’s not massively scientific, but Igor round the Dog and Monkey at Cannock loads quicker than I have done previously and was keeping pace with guys on my lighter bikes on the climbs and flat bits.

I’m really happy with the Rune, it seems to be quiet adept at covering some distance but is also really good fun on the descents and jumps. Sure it’s probably a bit burly but I’m happy on it and would be more than happy doing an uplift day or two on it.

IRO 38ld, hopefully my scales are pi**ed

28lb dead.

All coil, all mountain.

NOT 28lb dead! 😀

Mine –

IMG_1062 by le_grande_momo, on Flickr

Santa Cruz Blur 4x with a DHX RC4 shock and big steel spring!
36 Van RC2
Hope Mono6Ti front/Mono4 rear brakes 205/180
Reverb
XT/XTR mix
ProII Evo SP Flow front/ Bulb 719 rear wheel
Renthal Stem Sunline bars

circa 35lb

too small for me so the components have been transplanted onto this while I search for another frame

BFe by le_grande_momo, on Flickr

Not weighed it yet, but expecting 30-31lb with the reverb (currently on loan to a dropper curious friend)

Love the Blur 4x, they look awesome!

Heavy everything so c. 37lb. Veteran of numerous alps trips and occasionally over-biking me at trail centres!

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Specs.
1×10 X9 Type 2 rear derailleur, X9 Trigger 11-40 casette
Frame: Commencal Supreme 6 2011 S/M
Forks & Shock: SR Suntour Durolux RC2 TA 160 mm, Manitou Swinger 4way SVP
Brakes: Hope Tech Evo X2, waiting for my Kettle SICC SFL rotors to return from the states.
Wheels: Syncros Freeride with Hans Dampf 2,3 in Trail & Pace version
Crankset: Shimano Zee 33 E-Thirteen guidering and E-Thirteen LS1+ Guide
Post: KS Super natural 125 mm
Bar & Stem: Race Face Chester 740 mm 1″ rise, 50 mm length
Chain: Connex 10SB Black Edition..
Best bike I have ever owned. She´s around 32 lb.

my kona dawg 32ish lbs IIRC,
slx groupset- 2×9,
gravity dropper,
m4 race evos,
pro2s on x717,
44 rc3ti
being put through the grinder in the uk gravity series this year

El Guapo!

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Here is my Nukeproof Mega 2011 with CCDB

Lyrik RC2DH
Nukeproof 50mm Stem and 760mm Bars
Mavic 721 Rims on Nukeproof Rear Hub and Hope 2 Front
Shimano Zee 10 Speed Mech 11-36 Cassette
Shimano Zee Brakes 203mm Front 180mm Rear
Shimano Saint 170mm Cranks and 35 Tooth Chainring and Uberbike Ceramic BB
Shimano Saint Pedals
Cheap black seat post and Nukeproof Saddle
Muddy Mary 2.5 Front and Nobby Nic 2.4 Rear
Nukeproof Grips

Weighs in just under 32lbs 😀

Descends like a weapon, if only I had more courage to do the bigger stuff!!

Banshee spitfire now with reverb and some black tubeless wtb i23 frequency rims, just need to loose the white cables, stem and stickers and the stealth build will be complete!

Can’t explain it but I’m drawn to the weird ‘pre-crashed’ looks of the El Guapo

Now with 150 Revs, this is my AM bouncer
Canyon Nerve AM frame, RP2 HV shock
(now) 150 revs
XT 2×10 drivetrain
MRP bash
XT 785 brakes
Superleggera hubs on Stans Flow,
Nic 2.4 Snakeskin tubeless
Fun fatboy 750 bar
SRAM contour foam grips
SS Zenith stem
125 reverb
Race V saddle
XT 785 pedals
29 lb all in.

It surprises me ow happy people are with heavy vies. I find it really odd when full DH bikes are now sub 35 lb that trail bikes like these aren’t much lighter. My Old metal intense with 140 travel weighed 26lb so why with so much carbon now are these bikes nt significantly lighter when compared to DH bikes?

I think 30lbs is about right, much lighter and it just doesn’t feel right to me. And heavier isn’t such an issue. Lugged my 38lb Bullit all around Whistler and up Snowdon no problem. This is my “all mountain” bike – obviously the emphasis is on dh but it can climb a bit with the seat up. Thinking I may 1×10 it and get some kind of dropper post so it’s better for other stuff. And maybe a lighter fork.

My Shiny new Bronson C. Absolutely amazing bike, replaces my Blur LTc that was knicked a couple of months back (on insurance).

Fells like a much more sorted bike than the Blur (slacker head angle will help i`m sure). It is so confidence inspiring on the downs and still climbs bloody well (it does only weigh 28lb). Love it….

another El Guapo, it’s a really lovely bike running:

Fox Talas 36
CCDBair
& full XT 2×10 (though i’m saving my pennies for the second X01 is launched)
currently awaitng the delivery of a shorter stem, and renthal fat bars lite

Not sure it’s All-Mountain, more like All-Mincing with me on board, but I built this up for the Summer.
Mostly old S/H kit.
It’s exactly 30lb.

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It’s had a few upgrades since the photos. Hope M4s, floating rotors, SLX double and stinger

chrismac – Member
It surprises me ow happy people are with heavy vies. I find it really odd when full DH bikes are now sub 35 lb that trail bikes like these aren’t much lighter. My Old metal intense with 140 travel weighed 26lb so why with so much carbon now are these bikes nt significantly lighter when compared to DH bikes?

It’s because most people can’t afford to spend £8k on a bike that is light and strong.

My Yeti SB-66, XT Group set ZTR Crest Wheels running tubeless and X-Fusion Slant fork, 28lb

It surprises me ow happy people are with heavy vies. I find it really odd when full DH bikes are now sub 35 lb that trail bikes like these aren’t much lighter. My Old metal intense with 140 travel weighed 26lb so why with so much carbon now are these bikes nt significantly lighter when compared to DH bikes?

Gwins session 9.9 from last year was 36lbs, and was the lightest on the circuit, so not sure where you get sub 35 from? Got pics of your old metal intense weighing 26lbs?