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40lb post! DH/FR Rigs around the 40lb mark! tips, pics, specs

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xy9ine

Turbo Monkey
Mar 22, 2004
2,940
353
vancouver eastside
What happened to the Lahar? Looks like the PDC is borrowing all the parts...
just the fork. i've got similar builds on both bikes. the lahar is hibernating for the winter. the pdc was being gathering dust in the corner & making me feel the guilt of neglect. it's a better bike for the the stuff i ride over the winter (north shore trails) as well.

how does the big betty handle as a front tire?
surprisingly good, actually. i was skeptical due to the really light weight, but they're some solid aggressive grippy treads for most of the conditions i've come across up here. dropping a 1/2 lb+ of rotating weight per wheel makes a surprising difference to handling / acceleration. they do require more pressure that a 2-ply to avoid excessive deflection & pinching (not advised for huge guys riding jagged rocks, obviously), but i like em.
 

Mr.Flannery

Chimp
Jan 27, 2007
57
0
Greenville, SC
I would agree with you except for that's the direction michelin recommends...I was a little confused too when I first put them on because the tred pattern looks like it should go the opposite way. Unless I got a mutant tire, in which the directional arrow was wrong, I put them on correctly.
 

FCLinder

Turbo Monkey
Mar 6, 2002
4,402
0
Greenville, South Carolina
I would agree with you except for that's the direction michelin recommends...I was a little confused too when I first put them on because the tred pattern looks like it should go the opposite way. Unless I got a mutant tire, in which the directional arrow was wrong, I put them on correctly.
Yah, you do have them on backwards sorta.... If you want better braking you need to turn them around. Please don't ask why they have the arrow going to other direction. We have asked them for years to turn it around. They are not going to change their mold anytime soon to fit it.

:cheers: and nice bike man.....
 

jonny dh

Monkey
Oct 26, 2007
223
0
under my feet
this would be mine and it will get a 07 66 rc2x here in the next month,along with some foes twenty6 ti peddles, I have the butterflies just thinking about it, it is 40 lbs. even right now.
 

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jonny dh

Monkey
Oct 26, 2007
223
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under my feet
ya ti, it seems weird to me on weight but the LBS weighed it for me it is 40 lbs even I thought the fork would make it heavier,its an optical illusion.
 

WBC

Monkey
Aug 8, 2003
578
1
PNW
Both of your tires are on backwards! You're living my dream of freecoaster downhill bikes and bridging the gap between downhill, bmx and snow!
 

N I C K

Chimp
Jun 12, 2005
99
0
Sunapee, NH
hah, those are just temp tires. The back tire has a crack in almost every knob, and the front is just too damn big. I just threw em on to keep it off the rims.
 

Sov

Chimp
Jan 1, 2008
73
19
Adelaide, Australia
^That Chumba is awesome - the chainstay guard really adds to the dirty stripper look:) (you should switch out the white cable ties for black criss crossed shoe laces)
 

N I C K

Chimp
Jun 12, 2005
99
0
Sunapee, NH
i'm not a big fan of chumba's , but that one is nice .i didn't see a weight listed, so what does she weight ?
Havent weighed it yet, dont really want to hah, But im guessing around 45 ish. Ive been putting off weighing it until i get a new wheelset, and some good tires.

And the shoelace idea sounds awesome. thanks :thumb:
 

JudgeDH

Chimp
Feb 7, 2008
72
0
My ride for 2008...

Frame: Cannondale Judge Black with Floater
Shock: Roco TST Pushed
Spring: Ti 450lbs
Fork: Fox 40/Rockshox Totem 2-Step
Headset: Chris King 1.5
Stem: Thomson Elite 1.5 0° x 40
Bar: Sunline V-One
Grips: ODI Lock-On Bontrager
Crank: Gravity Light 170mm
BB: FSA MegaEXO
Pedals: Shimano PD-M647
Chain guide: Gamut G45
Crank bolts: FSA Aluminium
Sproket: e.thirteen 36t
Front brake: Formula Oro Puro 203mm
Rear brake: Formula Oro Puro 180mm
Front hub: Hope Pro II (20mm)
Rear Hub: Hope Pro II (135X12mm)
Rims: Mavic EX721
Spokes: DT Swiss Competition db 258mm
Nipples: DT Swiss Brass
Front tire: Kenda Nevegal DH 2.5
Rear tire: Kenda Nevegal DH 2.35
Rimtape: Tape
Tubes: regular
Cassette: Shimano Dura Ace 12-27
Chain: SRAM 971
Derailleur: Sram X.9
Shifter: Sram X.9
Housing: ???
Seat post: Thomson Elite 27.2mm cutted at 203mm
Saddle: SDG Ti Fly
Seat clamp: Hope

Between 39lbs and 39.5lbs. Just waiting for the shock to return pushed to get final weight and post pictures. Some minor (or major, who knows...) tweaks still...
 

JRogers

talks too much
Mar 19, 2002
3,785
1
Claremont, CA
ugh, that frame isnt all that heavy, that bike could be sub 40 so easily, it pains me to see it so fat:dead:

edit: you could start by taking the floater off, i ran it for a while and came to the conclusion that it was only there to make my bike heavy and loud :disgust:
It pains you? Who cares? There isn't anything particularly heavy on that bike...just normal components. I think it was sometime last year that 45 lbs went from average to unacceptable.

In any case, nice 9.5. I'll be rocking mine for another season at least.



I think it weighs right around 40 with DH tires.
 

nickfr2000

Chimp
Sep 28, 2007
50
0
ugh, that frame isnt all that heavy, that bike could be sub 40 so easily, it pains me to see it so fat:dead:

edit: you could start by taking the floater off, i ran it for a while and came to the conclusion that it was only there to make my bike heavy and loud :disgust:
I like the look of the floater. I don't race so weight reduction for me isn't much of a priority. I've seen Twisted's bike at 38 lbs so I know it could be lightened up.
 

dirtjumper22

Chimp
Jan 12, 2008
14
0
There she is.....
Totem Coil
Codes
FR 2350s obviously
x-0 shifter and der
Chris king 1.5"
e-thirteen
holzfeller oct cranks
o and it weighs in at 40lbs even