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Just arrived today, 26" 853 frame in medium £350 ish....5 1/2 lbs???? 😯
my 29er scandal only weighs just under 4lbs on the same scales. It seems a bit weighty to me, don't know what to do now.


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:34 pm
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18" DN6 Inbred on my scales:

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So, yes you might expect lighter with 853 tubes if they're thin.

My Kona Unit (RIP) was a pound lighter on the same scales, and that was Truetemper's equivalent to 853 called OX Platinum.

What have you got?


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:38 pm
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My 16in 853 Inbred frame is about 4lb 12oz, and a similar Merlin Rock Lobster 1/2 LB lighter than that

What frame are you talking about, and in what size??


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:39 pm
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My 853 Inbred was around the 5lb mark - if you wanted light then steel isn't the way to go. Even the best steel frames tend to be 4 to 4.5lbs. And I think only Scapin get under 4lb and they're mega money.


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:42 pm
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Is it a Pipedream by any chance?


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:42 pm
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build it, ride it enjoy it..
STOP weighing it .lol


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:43 pm
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don't know what to do now.

Build it and ride and not worry about silly things like how much it weighs?


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:44 pm
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Dang. Just beaten to it...


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:44 pm
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Seems a bit heavy, but whats it designed for? Longish forks?

[i]And I think only Scapin get under 4lb and they're mega money[/i]
My P20 frame 3lb 6ish 8)


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:46 pm
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Charge duster i had weighed nearly double the zaskar it replaced..
It rode better on all round trail rides than the zaskar so i soon forgot.


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:47 pm
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Just ride it +1

I love my "heavy" Inbred now, despite the total build being a lot heavier than I had before.


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:48 pm
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Kingtut wins the free bag of sweets! 😉


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:48 pm
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KINGTUT - Member

Is it a Pipedream by any chance?

I'm guessing it's a Prince Albert?

d'oh, Kingtut confirmed as winner while I was reading / posting


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:50 pm
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Alot of these CEN compliant steel frames seem to have put on a bit of weight.


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:53 pm
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Alot of these CEN compliant steel frames seem to have put on a bit of weight.

And mine hasn't even passed 😛


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 3:57 pm
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guessing its an on-one with the large D on the sticker ?


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 4:14 pm
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And the word Inbred in two of my posts above 🙄


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 4:16 pm
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😛


 
Posted : 17/05/2010 4:19 pm