Porky wheelset issue, help required
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ibbz":1y92hfo0 said:
Watch for cracking at the head tube on this, Baz77 had a lightly used 350 and after a few rides we found a crack at the head tube. He had a second frame so all the parts were transferred to the other frame. We did find that it was really light for a production bike (oh we swapped the Indy XC's on his for some SIDS).
Carl.
taffy":3hq1uh88 said:
I don't want to trim weight anymore, hence the apology
The saddle is actually very light considering it has some cushioning and is comfortable, 220g, and the post is a USE Ti, the stem has been changed for a nice Controltech alloy one which again is very light, and the forks for Magura Rond Quake Air.
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I can't believe you want to get rid of the Bombers. If you are going to change them to to something lighter get some rigid forks, which would be miles better than the utter cack that most other period forks are.
The Indy is a nasty flexy fork by comparison with the Z3 - it's lighter but at the price of only loosely connecting the steering with the wheel. The Magura would be a good choice though.
A lot of the lighter hubs achieve their saving at the price of durability. M737 was a great design, which was a good all-rounder. Later XTs save weight by an alloy axle, but the bearings are undersized to make space. Serious tourers nowadays use LX to keep the bombproof bearings.
A lot of the lighter hubs achieve their saving at the price of durability. M737 was a great design, which was a good all-rounder. Later XTs save weight by an alloy axle, but the bearings are undersized to make space. Serious tourers nowadays use LX to keep the bombproof bearings.
