[Closed] how to save 1,400g off the weight of your bike for less than £250

got pro 3 SP on 355s on my race bike. thats the only place ill ave em , two issues at play here , 1 is hopeless hope hoop build and 2 is low spoke tension means they like attention all the time

nice wheels for a purpose im 12 stone riding fairly groomed XC race courses - wouldnt like to be using them for anything rough given the looking after i have to give em - and it was worse till i rebuilt them , the original build snapped several spokes in the center of the spoke at random points round the wheel - something ive never seen EVER in 10 years of spannering bikes in a shop.

rebuilt them to spec as i know from prior that if you ramp up tension on stans rims the nipples pull through 🙁

be fine for mincing though im sure

Rather tragically I think swapping my nice Ourys to some ESI Chunkys was the smallest weight gain I've ever achieved for the biggest negative side effect. Even riding on a tiny rock hard saddle, at least I can stand up to get away from it. Cut them off with scissors and stuck the Ourys back on.

Victory!

Ditching sensible tyres and riding with thin little 500g tyres comes a close second. Didn't cut them off with scissors, bet I could have done though.

hopeless hope hoop build

mine were from Roger Musson who trimmed them up before sale. I think he thought the Hope build was too tight.

my hope sp xc3's built onto mavic crossride rims have stood up to all sorts of abuse

Ditching sensible tyres and riding with thin little 500g tyres comes a close second. Didn't cut them off with scissors, bet I could have done though

Seeing as 2.25" Rons and Ralphs are lighter than that I suspect it was the tyre as much as its girth and weight to blame...

Not picking on you Trail Rat, but you're supposing I suppose ?

trail_rat - Member

is she fly weight ?

fuel EX will encourage hooliganism - the LAST place id put a pair of those wheels....... there delicate SOBs

I'd have to disagree been using them for 8 months and they have stood a pasting, I'm no lightweight in fact 10kg over the suggested weight for the wheel and they are still running true.