rob.northcott wrote:
> I built up my 36er today and weighed all the parts as I swapped them
> over. The new wheel has saved *a lot* more weight than I guessed. For
> anyone who's interested:
>
> Old wheel (Qu-Ax steel rim, 12-gauge spokes, UDC extra wide hub):
> 3125g
> New wheel (Stealth Pro rim, 14-gauge spokes, Nimbus ISIS hub): 2155g
>
> Old cranks (steel): 685g
> New cranks (Qu-Ax aluminium): 325g
>
> Tyre (TA with about 2000 miles use): 1990g
>
> Frame/saddle/seatpost/brake (Qu-Ax steel / KH Fusion / UDC 22.2 steel /
> bmx calliper with Tektro lever on steel bar end): 2670g
>
> Forgot to weigh the pedals. They're just standard DMR V8s (with pedal
> protectors at the moment).
>
> Overall saving: 1330g, more than twice (almost three times) my guess,
> and all from the wheel.
>
> I'm now starting to think I should save some weight from the saddle
> foam and bar end (it's a REALLY heavy cheap steel one, but swapping it
> for a light one wouldn't really make that much difference - I'll
> probably cut the foam down a bit though and flatten the profile
> slightly while I'm at it).
>
> I haven't ridden it yet - might ride it to work tomorrow.
>
> Here are a couple of pics of the complete machine (sorry about the
> quality - it was raining and the light was a bit funny):
>
> Rob
first picture almost looks like a 29'er.
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