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Well I took my gf dhilling. She loved the speed but couldn't take the bumps with her bad knee from skiing. She stuck to it and did 4 runs (I was impressed considering how much pain she was in) On the fourth run down she blew her front tire on her Stuff. I got off the bike and dropped the seat and let her ride my bike. Kinda funny considering she is a foot shorter than me and the bike worked for her in a xc sized way On the last run she felt no pain and was able to do a slightly rougher trail (nothing intense but still good considering the knee)...so when I finally get down she says "that was sweet, I want a dually"...I know a guy who recently got sponsored and is no longer allowed to ride his original bike, so he is dropping his old bike, CHEAP. Within 24hrs I have her a dh bike so cheap it makes me wanna puke. I am selling off/buying any parts that are just ridiculous for her (monster T is gonna go for sure) and lighten the bike up. But in the end I think I can drop the weight to about 42 or 43 pounds for a nice cheap price of 1200 cdn for a 2003 banshee scream. Not a bad deal if I do say so. Now I just need to switch a couple of parts and sell a couple of others and it will be set. (btw as is, this bike is overkill for my gf...but I couldn't resist the price which is why she has it)

 

[monkeyboy424]

sweet. i wish any one would buy me a downhill bike. after northstar only once this year, ive decided that i will never ride there again unless i have a Fs bike.

 

[Jesus]

Congrats!

My wife rides with me also, and it is awesome. Being able to spend time doing something you love WITH someone you love is a great thing.

As far as the bike goes, all I would do is sell the fork and get her something a lot lighter, like a Slider or a Boxxer. Everything else seems fine.

 

[quickneonrt]

a 43lb scream? can it really be done? Those things are tanks.

 

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I am pretty sure I can get it down. Heck its 51 right now with the monster etc...get rid of the trailpimps, monster etc I should be able to save a lot of weight.

As far as the bike goes, all I would do is sell the fork and get her something a lot lighter, like a Slider or a Boxxer. Everything else seems fine.

I have a 2002 jrT that will work great and save tonnes of weight. I am also ditching the trailpimps for something lighter and maybe get her lighter wheels, the maxxis and tioga weight a tonne and are little thick for what she will be doing. Getting rid of the steel cranks will help too. X-drives are tanks ...

at least that how it works in my head haha

 

[Jm_]

a 43lb scream? can it really be done? Those things are tanks.

with the 14.5lb frame...its gunna be tough...or at least it's gunna be odd with mavic 819 rims, XT hollowtech cranks etc....

 

[Jm_]

ok, here's a 43.04lb build;

Jr T

DT comp/brass nipples/mavic 819/marzocchi front hub

DT comp/brass nipples/mavic 819/XT rear hub

Cane Creek C2

Thomson stem

Azonic CF-1 carbon fiber bar

Shimano LX shifter pod

8" hayes mag front brake

6" hayes mag rear brake

Banshee Scream frame

Thomson seatpost

Some light 220g-ish ti-railed saddle

Shimano M752 hollowtech cranks, the newest XTs will shave a couple more grams

Shimano M545 pedals

ES-71 BB

Sram PC69 chain

Sram Powerglide II 990 9spd cassette

Shimano XT rear derailer

E-13 front chainguide

Michelin Comp24.1 tires

DH tubes

add a little for cables and housing...



I have a bike-weight spreadsheet in Excell

 

[Swine]

 

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ok, here's a 43.04lb build;
I have a bike-weight spreadsheet in Excell

Ummm wow...I wrote the list down. Maybe 43 isn't reasonable cost wise but at least you showed me a couple of more spots to save weight.

I was just guesstimating based on some weights I found at weightweenies.

Cheers

 

[Jm_]

Yeah, you could possibly use lighter tires, but there may be times when you want wider (heavier) tires.

There are a lot of areas that you could still go "lighter" in, but you'd be spending so much $$$ for marginal weight loss that it would just not be worth it to save an extra pound or half a pound for hundreds (maybe thousand) extra bucks..

Weightweenies is pretty darn usefull though when trying to figure out what your bike will weigh, especially with a spread-sheet that calcs the weight, that way I can instantly see what the effect of whatever component I am looking at will be, which is kind of cool. I personally weighed a 2002 Jr T so I knew that one off the bat, 6.60lbs. For the banshee, I simply inserted the frame weight, used weightweenies for the most part, along with other stuff that i've personally weighed, and came out with the figure. I could break it down by part as well..

 

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I usually use standard tube and heavy tires. I don't find the terrain here bad on tubes/tires. Not tooo many flats.

I was simply working backwards. On a digital scale the bike currently weights 52 pounds. Take off the monster (10ish), plus the 20mm trailpimp in the front and put on my jrT standard QR with a ryno lite rim would save some weight (I was guessing around 5 pound JUST for that). Dump the trail pimp in the back for a ryno lite (she won't be going very hard so she doesn't need super burly)...take off the x-drives and put on xt's or something equally light/strong. Dump the current extendo pole (the axiom one that extends haha) for a lighter single seatpost. Dump the 243 racing dh saddle for a nice light one (wtb laser or something)...working backwards I just figured that would be 9 pounds off...

Either way...the bike is too heavy right now. Damn beast Ironically this is the first time I have ever looked at weight. On my own bike I just buy parts I need for my weight and my hackishniss...

I appreciate the info.

 

[Jm_]

I usually use standard tube and heavy tires. I don't find the terrain here bad on tubes/tires. Not tooo many flats.

I was simply working backwards. On a digital scale the bike currently weights 52 pounds. Take off the monster (10ish), plus the 20mm trailpimp in the front and put on my jrT standard QR with a ryno lite rim would save some weight (I was guessing around 5 pound JUST for that).

Yeah, it never works out quite that well More like 9.75 for a monster T(actually they have a 2001 at about 9.2lbs on weightweenies), 6.60 for the Jr, thats 3.15lbs, rhyno instead of a trail pimp might be another .5 lbs or so, so 3.65-3.75 is all you'd really save there.

The funny thing is that it's really not that much diff between a 40lb DH bike and a 45lb DH bike, it's not a huge diff in weight IMO, but it's a huge diff in cost and exactly what parts you put on the bike (durability). I have to suggest that a bike like an AS-X or bullit might make a better ride for her, but in any case, a 43lb DH bike is lighter than a lot of us have

 

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Yeah..it isn't ideal for her, this is really a ploy by me to get her up more. When and if she keeps at it we can worry about a better bike. I knew getting into this that this bike is wayyyy to overbuilt for her (or me...or most people)...if I can get it to 45 ot 46 I would leave it there. She still has the ht to do xc so this bike will only be pointing down My biggest goal in finding this was taking some pressure off her knee so she can start enjoying mtbiking.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Swine]

you can def get away with xc tubes. remember, you still need to replace the spring in the fork and on the rear shock with something more "suitable" for her wieght. unless, your gf is on the heavy side...

you can alway drill speed holes

 

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I am not that much of a weight weenie. speed holes are dangerous

She should be fine I think. I haven't worked out the spring weight yet but the guy we got it off of was light and my gf isn't exactly a tiny girl (not a heavy weight either). The spring in the fork for sure. Right now it is setup wil x-stiff springs...she only needs normal

 

[Captain Crunch]

I have a boxxer I'll trade you plus some american monies for that MONSTER, buddy. I'll be in Whistler on Friday..... Think aboot it.

 

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Pmed you...

 

[MikeD]

sweet. i wish any one would buy me a downhill bike.

Maybe you should find a rich boyfriend who likes to mountain bike. Only problem might be his insistence that you wear lycra without a baggy shell over it...or maybe a full skinsuit.

MD