I'll make it happen!MorewoodKid Nice Pics now let's hook up that fork for me
Weight Weenies...
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Wow that is light. Well done Andre it looks amazing. Nice meeting you last weekend in Oxford. Can't wait untill the 07's come in.
-J.R.
Northeast Sovereign
-J.R.
Northeast Sovereign
Yo J.R
Did you get my email? I sent the order in on Friday, Again nice bike Dr. Dre
Isis is FINE, It worked for years. While it maybe not as good as exo stuff, the isis is good enough for me. The Ibeam seats hold up just fine, I raraly hit the seat hard so its kind of a non issue. Middleburns have a LIFETIME warentee against bending, so this BS about middleburns are week is kinda lame, even if some ones lard ass does bend them middleburn will replace them.
As for the dual Ti egg beaters I am running, there are TINY, I amlost never bash them into rocks and the spindle is still stainless so I am not worried about them breaking.
Just because you break stuff and think that you are smooth doesn't mean people can't get away with running light stuff
The only thing I skimped on is rims, THATS IT, but I have a second wheelset for thrashing.
eatson al bars, syntace DH stem, stainless spindle on the pedals, the single ply tires still work fine for me.
The only reason I am running a V10 is cause it was either that or a demo..
Yeah, middleburns aren't week at all. They are however weak. They are no stronger than anything else out there and the warranty doesn't even cover threads or splines. One of the majot problems with ISIS is that the splines wear out and then the cranks are loose.
You skimp on plenty of parts, you can't be going that fast if you aren't destroying your wheels and flatting every run. That is my point. The faster you go the more parts you break. I can't think of anyone that is at all quick that would even feel comfortable riding your bike.
Tell that to Steve Peat. He was on a 33# Orange for a while.
talk about being redundant.
Sure did, :biggrin: . Replied this morning, Thanks alot John. Keep up the good work Dre.
Do you understand that Steve Peat probably got a new wheelset every 3 runs?
BS.
Steve Peat is a big guy. I don't believe you could build a 33# bike that would last one run under a guy his size.
I believe it was 34. But it is completely true.
bballe- please, stop talking out of your ass. Just because something doesn't work for you doesn't mean it wont work for someone else. If someone wants to drop alot of coin on expensive parts so be it. Its their money, not yours.
dont compare stuff to pros, completely different situations.... best in the world......average rider..... no comparison. anything is possible with in means, go spend 10 grand on wheels for a whole season so you can replace them everypractice day like peat does to retain the lightness....
Whatever, I'll just laugh when his bike explodes.
There is a big difference between 33 and 34. Trying to trim a pound off a bike that anorexic is very hard.
Yeah, you're probably right. I just threw that # out there 'cause I knew it was that or 34.
In order for the bike to explode he needs to ride it first. Show-room bikes dont need to be tough.
Supposedly they took the grease out of the hubs and bearings.
Some pros also shave material off the insides of their hubs and run 3 rotor bolts. But we all would if our bikes were being completely rebuilt every 2 weeks or less.
I was agreeing with you. It is pretty crazy.
I have been running 3 rotor bolts on my dh bike all year with absolutely no problems. I would run 6, i just dont have 6 more to put on my bike.
Same here with me on the rear. I lost the other 3.
That's to keep friction down, nothing to do with weight.Supposedly they took the grease out of the hubs and bearings.
similar issue with running less pawls in I9's and other hubs.
I run 4, just cause thats what I had.
Pros bikes are a terrible comparison. I know Peats bike had thinner tubing, and he'd kill it fairly quick. One reason I respect Iron Horse is that I beleive Sam is on a stock frame. What you see is what you get. I beleive its the US made one, but still, its not some one off ridicubike that costs $3853249523.58. Gotta respect that.
Also shows that theres more to winning then just a light bike.
Pros bikes are a terrible comparison. I know Peats bike had thinner tubing, and he'd kill it fairly quick. One reason I respect Iron Horse is that I beleive Sam is on a stock frame. What you see is what you get. I beleive its the US made one, but still, its not some one off ridicubike that costs $3853249523.58. Gotta respect that.
Also shows that theres more to winning then just a light bike.
Yeah, but he's still on a 36# bike...Also shows that theres more to winning then just a light bike.
I don't worry about my bike's weight. As long as it stays below 50 I'm ok.
Guess the propoganda machine is in full swing, I heard 40.
Who knows. He'd be fast on an 84 pound shopping cart.
That isn't for weight. Greaseless hubs spin faster as there is less friction (lots less depending on the grease). They are lubed with a very lightweight oil. Track cyclists have been doing it for years.Supposedly they took the grease out of the hubs and bearings.
IH claim the 07 World Cup is 39.2 as stock, by the time you swap out the tubes from DH tubes to XC ones, and the rear tyre to a 2.35 you'd get a pound off, and then a ti spring and an LG1 and you'd hit 37 easily. So 36 is beleiveable. Even then, those rims would die pretty quickly, but it'd still be rideable.
I only get alot of flats when I ride downieville, and I throw on DH tires then. More important in a wheel build than the rim is the wheel builder, and my wheels were built by one of the best wheel builders there are. I have a set of outlaws that I TRASHED in literaly 2 rides, while my 5.1s on the other hand are holding up fine.
O an I do break stuff, I snaped an isis spindle, tore the b ead off of a sidewall on a tire, and bent a frame.
I run 3 roter bolts
And the boat anchor cranks it comes with.
Isn't the 3 rotor bolt thing for easier removal of the rotor or something along those lines? Oh well, how much weight loss was there, 50g max?
heh, try like 6g
I just run Titanium rotor bolts or a mix of 3xTi and 3xAluminium.