14.8 kg Intense M3
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Oh gosh. Sweet carbon chain ring (by sweet I mean GAHHHH)
about 37.6lbs ~ dang light. i guess the rider of that bike will win every race since he has the lightest bike.
Action shots??!! It's at a golf course for chissakes..... In all reality, I bet that guy is barely resting his hands on the bike cause if he touches it too hard it might turn to dust...
its actually 32.62 by my calculation
I was going to say, 37lbs is great but not magazine worthy. Needs a Sid though...its actually 32.62 by my calculation
irate2:
He's running a 150mm rear disc............
Also it looks like the frame is a proto from 04 for miss quinn, that' weights 10.07 lbs.
Also it looks like the frame is a proto from 04 for miss quinn, that' weights 10.07 lbs.
Hooray for metric to english conversions!
oops, i used the wrong conversion. i used inches to cm. doh!
....how many monkeys does it take to convert a kilogram.....
until the crank found its way into the back of your leg. ~30min or so... But thats what you get for being a fatty.
maybe . . . 2.2?....how many monkeys does it take to convert a kilogram.....
4, and 1 more to make sure they have the right answer....how many monkeys does it take to convert a kilogram.....
so 5
ha. So true.
retarded, but that thing see's a bunch of abuse...
Maybe light, but not pretty !
they could shave more weight if they stripped the stickers and paint, cut the flanges off the grips, and lowered and cut the seatpost.
btw, anyone else notice that the quest for a light bike did not bring them to use an I9 wheelset... i wonder why?
I think he's using Tune components. Super light/expensive euro stuff that I've only seen on the Weight Weenies forum on MTBR. I fear the crankset more then anything though.
if asked to convert in 8 balls or dime bags, we'da had the answer 2 or 3 post in.....how many monkeys does it take to convert a kilogram.....
Math i learned in high school
28g in an OZ
3.5 g in 1/8 oz
4 OZ in a QP.........
28g in an OZ
3.5 g in 1/8 oz
4 OZ in a QP.........
i think that he should put it test it out at northstar in tahoe. i don't even think it would make down the first run. frame no question, but the componets would litter the trail all the way down.
we have officially figured out what is "too light."
Ill second that.
He runs Nobby Nic tires. They are light, but there is NO WAY they hold on anything remotely similar to DH action. I have tried them on my RFX for trail-riding, but they are just too stoopid light. You either punture or you have no grip.
On a dh-bike it's not even silly.
It's "no" problem building a 15kg dh-bike if it doesn't have to be dh-worthy. This M3 is not dh-worthy, something will break or puncture on the first turn(maybe the second) :-D
For something to be built light, it must at the same time be able to do the task it is designed for. Maybe this bike as designed as a beachcruiser? :-D
On a dh-bike it's not even silly.
It's "no" problem building a 15kg dh-bike if it doesn't have to be dh-worthy. This M3 is not dh-worthy, something will break or puncture on the first turn(maybe the second) :-D
For something to be built light, it must at the same time be able to do the task it is designed for. Maybe this bike as designed as a beachcruiser? :-D
yea, there are still some small areas he could shave a little weight, it doesnt look like he's even running a road casette, and he could cut he seat post, and what year boxxer is that? is it a boxxer?
cranks und saddle are strong enough for DH racing.
They are ridden by the multiple german DH champion Markus Klausman.
Titan botton bracket and carbon chain ring are weak, but not weaker than a DT 5.1 wheelset on an Ironhorse Sunday.
Tires are stupid on a DH bike. They just weigh 1300 g together.
But they are great Endurotires.
Bike will never see a DH track. It is just a study how light can a "DH" bike be.
They are ridden by the multiple german DH champion Markus Klausman.
Titan botton bracket and carbon chain ring are weak, but not weaker than a DT 5.1 wheelset on an Ironhorse Sunday.
Tires are stupid on a DH bike. They just weigh 1300 g together.
But they are great Endurotires.
Bike will never see a DH track. It is just a study how light can a "DH" bike be.
If the bike will never see a DH track it's not a study in how light a DH bike can be, but a study in how much travel an AM bike can have
I'm sketched out about getting mine to low 38's / high 37's. I couldn't ride a 32lb bike, not for more than 1 race run.