Re: Viper Scandium Weight Weenie build
Well here we go with the weights. Bike not quite assembled but I've now weighed all the parts exactly so have a total weight. Pretty good for an XC front suspension bike, medium size, with full gears, very smart looking too!
Frame: Viper X.9 Scandium (2007), 1525g inc bosses & headset cups only (other headset parts 49g)
Forks: Manitou Mars C, 1347g inc star nut, plus M8 Titanium bosses 11g
Wheels: Mavic Crossmax SUP Ceramic 1st Gen. Front: 673g, Rear: 873g (inc. rim tapes)
Tyres: Kenda Klimax Lite 1.95 folding, 323g & 324g
Tubes: Schwalbe SV 14A XX-Light 104g & 112g (mfr stated weight 95g)
Chainset: Shimano Deore XT M752 (618g inc M10 fitting bolts), with 4 x red KCNC bolts (saves 5g)
BB: Shimano Deore XT ES71 Octalink 68x113, 248g
Chain: KMC X9-SL chain, 252g inc QuickLink)
Cassette: Shimano Dura Ace CS-7700 12-27, 176g
V-Brakes: Avid SD Ti with XTR M950 pad holders and ceramic pads (both 153g)
Brake / Gear Levers: Shimano XTR M960 Dual Control. R 192g, L 206g, Gear indicators 4g/pr (thumb levers not used, 20g/pr)
F/Mech: Shimano Deore XT FD-M750 top swing, 127g
R/Mech: Shimano XTR RD-M960 Rapid Rise, 200g
Seatpost: G.U.B Alloy 27.2 x 350, 190g
Saddle: WTB Shadow V PSL Limited Edition saddle (2006) NiCro Tubular rails, 183g
Stem: Syntace F99 Stem 25.4 x 105mm 102g
Bar: Easton CT2 Carbon flat bar, cut to 555mm, 120g
Headset: Massi Integrated headset (weight included in frame weight)
Headset spacers: Ritchey conical spacer 15mm (11g), red alloy 5mm spacer (5g)
Stem cap & bolt: Kronos CNC alu stem cap in red (9g), Ti bolt (4g)
Grips: Ultra Light NPVC foam grips, 25g plus 2g plastic end caps
Skewers: J&L Titanium red allen skewers, 15g and 17g
Seat clamp: Hope Red Seat clamp, allen bolt, 31.8mm, 19g
Bottle Cage bolts: 4 x Probike alloy red bolts (4 x 1g)
Brake boss bolts: 4 x Probike alloy red bolts: 2 x long ones 6g/pr, 2 x short ones 3g/pr
Brake pipes & boots: 2 x Red alloy brake pipes, 5g each
Gear Inner cables: Rear 14g, front 9g
Gear outer cables: White SIS SP41 w/ 10 x KCNC red ferrules. Fr: 18cm (7g), 37cm (12g). Rear: 36cm (12g), 25cm (9g) & 30cm (10g)
Brake inner cables: Black Jagwire Ripcord black inner cables. Front 9g, Rear 17g
Brake outer cables: White Jagwire Ripcord. Rear: 98cm (38g); Front 30cm (13g)
Total weight excluding pedals is 8.546kg = 18.82lb
Total weight with pedals (Xpedo Mag Ti M- Force 4, 229g) is 8.775kg = 19.32lb