Light bikes

[cchris2lou]

just another way to love bikes .

 

[velomaniac]

When humans are underweight we get concerned, possibly wise to apply this to the bikes we ride :?

 

[Easy_Rider]

I would like to know how this chap
http://www.light-bikes.com/bikegallery/ ... sp?id=1232

got MAG21 SL's down to 846 g, since the lightest I could think you would get them to would be about 1250g some how a 1/3 of the weight went missing.

Helium instead of air of course :roll:

 

[Harryburgundy]

Does it really matter? My current build is far from the lightest in weight, but rides lighter than anything I have ridden...if that makes sense

 

[kaiser]

just another way to love bikes .

precisely, I'm sure there are people on their forum looking at us and wondering why we are spending a fortune on old second hand bits that never worked in the first place And if theres not a bit of weight weenie in you, you ain't retro

 

[FluffyChicken]

I tend to build with weight in mind*, always have. But I don't like fabrication of the numbers.



*though to price as well.

 

[kaiser]

I tend to build with weight in mind*, always have. But I don't like fabrication of the numbers.



*though to price as well.

Do you mean the forks? I've had a quick google and he's removed the damping mechanism. I would imagine a bit of dremeling too.

 

[FluffyChicken]

I tend to build with weight in mind*, always have. But I don't like fabrication of the numbers.



*though to price as well.

Do you mean the forks? I've had a quick google and he's removed the damping mechanism. I would imagine a bit of dremeling too.

So what's the point in it being a suspension fork then ?

link to you reading would be interesting

 

[kaiser]

I tend to build with weight in mind*, always have. But I don't like fabrication of the numbers.



*though to price as well.

Do you mean the forks? I've had a quick google and he's removed the damping mechanism. I would imagine a bit of dremeling too.

So what's the point in it being a suspension fork then ?

link to you reading would be interesting

Its no that interesting, I couldn't find anything from the owner, The socal thread about three or four down

http://www.google.co.uk/search?rlz=1C1G ... O+ALPCROSS

 

[FluffyChicken]

This comment 'The fork is particularly sweet, he's removed the damping assembly, nice pogo stick.'

Remove the damper assembly and I assume the oil as no point having it as that adds weight... on a MAG and well you have just air and so no suspension that you would ever want to use, plus I'm sure the air would leak out everywhere and have a horrible spring rate let along no damping. Looks like no caps either so... who really know.

Better off putting a lighter rigid fork. But he makes it look usable and has some fame from google