at the risk of getting banned from this forum - my wallet finger is getting twitchy and i'm looking for a new frame. the more "exotic" the better but I'm particularly interested to see any nicolai, santa cruz and yeti xc racers
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show me your lightweight fs bikes [please]
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Posted 2 years ago #
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I wouldn't call it a racer, but it's a Santa Cruz, it's full-sus and it's reasonably light weight
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This is mine:
It's not that light (really needs lighter wheels) at a bit over 24lbs (actual weighed with pedals, not calculated) and also not exactly exotic. It actually climbs like a lighter bike (better than my hardtail which is a bit lighter) though - it's always seems to need a gear or two higher than my other bikes.
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Steve,
Thats a really great pic
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Not quite sure of the weight but feels light enough for a 140mm travel bike.Posted 2 years ago # -
here's mine epicsteve but i can't match the quality of your picture
druidh - what model/year is santacruz that looks sharp.
shredder - did you build this up from a frame, how do you like it, how does it compare to other bikes you've owned?
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Santa Cruz, Whats the weight???? VERY NICE BIKE!!!!!
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The SC is a Blur XC Carbon - it was built up last July.
Weight? Depends which scales you use. The ones in the shoppe reckoned 23.5lbs. At home, it worked out at 24.3lbs. Given that there's nothing particularly lardy on it, it does make me giggle at some of the bike weights quoted on here.
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My version of lightish weight:
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Yes built it up from a frame only find it superb feels very very solid and planted. And I know it's said so many times but it climbs brilliantly. Other bikes ive owned being HL Turner 5 spot, Scott Spark 10. Its a keeper for a good while yet.
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How about a Storck - they're pretty exotic, I've only ever seen one on the roof of a car in Edinburgh.
I've got an Ellsworth Truth that is a fairly light frame, but built with Pace RC39s and a mish mash of components still comes in at about 30lbs. My sprinkling of carbon parts and light tyres failing to offset dx636 pedals and an lx chainset. I'm with druidh, some claimed weights are laughable.
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you liking the ibis better than the five oxnop?
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Love druid's Blur and also the Mojo
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I really need to get a photo of it "in the wild"
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you liking the ibis better than the five oxnop?
And more than the trance, rc405, titus, alpitude, stumpy fsr, chameleon, five etc etc
i've got a day off work tom just so I can get another ride in before the weekend! sarah is now mad that she got rid of hers to get a LT2!
You liking the Pig?
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i tried a spark before i bought the epic but couldn't find a nice one for the right money.
+1 with cinnamon_girl about the sc
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Pipe down epicsteve - you'll make me regret selling my epic frame and going hardtail this season!
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yeh from what ive ridden on it anyways wanting a black one now to put more bling on it
hopefully going up ragley woods on saturday afternoon to have a go
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Can't get one of these anymore, and it's a rubbish photo (really must get a better one - quite a few bits have changed as well), but this is only 21.5lbs including pedals etc.
Cue the naysayers who don't believe you can build a useable bike that light, because theirs isn't. Though there are at least two on this forum with lighter FS bikes.Posted 2 years ago # -
Not sure what it weighs but it rides light.
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i love the straight lines of the asr frame
i think i'm too old for the "organic" curves of frames like the mojo and mine which is probably why i'm getting cold feet. still interested to hear from any nicolai owners to get their view but that's going to have to wait 'til tomorrow now. thanks all.
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19 and a bit pounds. I like it.
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is that really an aero seatpost on there? eeek!
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19 and a bit pounds.
Wow! No obvious signs of anything really silly on there either - unless those chainrings are carbon? I'm just trying to work out where it's saving over 2lbs on mine (I don't think there's anything to choose between the frame weights).Posted 2 years ago # -
Very impressive if it is that light - but I'm guessing real world low 20's
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xl size and 160 forks, still below 28lbs pretty chuft
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here is mine...
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SSBonty - Member
is that really an aero seatpost on there? eeek!
That' actually part of the frame - you simply cut 'em to size. It can be removed & replaced by a 'normal' seatpost but folk generally don't bother.
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Here's mine, love it:
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Under 22lbs or so is definitely do-able - just expensive. Going by the actual weights of my bikes though I think a lot of claims for very light weights are likely to be inaccurate and/or without pedals etc.
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27lbs. Lovely bike, more travel tan I need to be honest, might switch to a Blur XC carbon if I can scrape the pennies together.
(Anyone tell me why I cant post piccies anymore? Used to work)
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Love mine...
No idea what it weighs, but it isn't very much!
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I'll have one like Nobby's please.
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19 and a bit pounds.
Really Andy? What have you changed since I weighed it at Sherwood last year, it's lost about 3lbs!
This was a bit over 21lbs with the mud tyres. Now got a SID fork and a New Ultimate seatpost to drop some weight, should be 20lbs once it's not got some nicer tyres on it!
Dougal's MSC is light!
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this was pretty light but swapped it for a 5spot now
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25 and a bit with mudguards, bar-ends, computer and pedals.
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what lucky people we are that we can own all these lovely bikes. the op was written to avoid pics of dh bikes - not so much about the individual weights of bikes allthough this is intersting to see. at 15 stone the difference between my bike at 26-28lbs and the weight of andrewh's lovely yeti above is a decent steak dinner with a few pints to follow. i'm not the sort to eat fish/brown rice/water every day of the week but we all have our cross to bear.
i'm sure there's more to come - m
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juan what weight is the switch ? cheers
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Not sure how light my mojo is but with full XTR build it comes up pretty light
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at 15 stone the difference between my bike at 26-28lbs and the weight of andrewh's lovely yeti above is a decent steak dinner with a few pints to follow
I'm heavier than you but despite that I find the weight difference between my bikes quite noticeable on the climbs. Of course some of that might be geometry rather than weight, however when I rebuilt my Epic with a couple of pounds knocked off the weight (mostly forks and tyres) I also found that quite noticeable.
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