Garden Gates- Weights

[dyna-ti]

Every time i build a bike it ends up a heavyweight :evil: :cry: ,except the latest build that ive got to under 10kg,it does have a carbon rigid fork and im only using rear gear set up but i want to fit the front gears and a nice sus fork but it looks like that will just put me back at square one
Im really only needing an all round type of bike,much like the clockwork set up i used to run.Gears,sus fork,discs :?


For fellow long legged members-
Post up your best build weight for sus fork/and or rear.





Sadden me further

 

[Andy B]

My lightest bike is my Marin Team Ti with 1x9 gearing and 2010 RS Sid forks


21.76lb by Andy Bax, on Flickr


P1020814 by Andy Bax, on Flickr

Spec:

1995 Marin Team Titanium 19" c-t
2010 RockShox Sid Race
Superstar GTO headset
Hope 90mm stem
X lite XC2 riser bar
Superstar custom grips
XT M739 brake levers and V brakes
Sram X9 shifter and rear mech
XT M770 9 speed 11-32t cassette
White Industries cranks
Specialities TA chainring (outer will be removed when single speed SRP purple bolts turn up)
KMC X9 chain
Shimano BB
Thomson Elite seatpost
WTB Rocket V SLT saddle
X lite seatpost bolt
Hope Ti Glide hubs
Mavic 231CD rims
DT double butted spokes & brass nipples
Charge Splashback tyres
Schwalbe AV14 lightweight tubes
Shimano XT SPD pedals

 

[dyna-ti]

:? im at the heady heights of 21.71 lbs same 1x9 set up but the pace carbon fork.



Curse these legs :evil:
And im higher off the ground so falling hurts more h woe

 

[saltyman]

My large Volvo cannondale is probaly the lightest geared/suspension bike at 22lbs with chunky rubber, it's easy to get these to 20-21lb with basic changes. Rigid single speed is the way to go if you want mega light weights though.

 

[retroyetirigid]

My Manitou weighed about 20lbs in MTB race guise depending on tyres. And (iirc) sub 19lbs with Conti 26" Gran Prix folding slicks. Used to fly uphill but would often give close to brown trouser (or shorts) moments on the way down

 

[FMJ]

Last time I weighed one of my bikes was on a bet with a friend over who had the heavier bike back in 98. My San Andreas DHS weighed 48.5 lbs. His Schwinn Straight 8 beat me by 1.5 lbs. (it weighed in at an even 50 lbs.), but I called shenanigans, as he had at least an extra pound and a half of redundant zip ties on it.

 

[orange71]

my Fuquay garden gate weighs in at 27lbs inc. RC35 MXCDs. I'm a long-legged freak.