Yeah, I'm planning to swap the UST tyres to their folding equivalents before the Flight Centre Epic; just wanted to trial the UST versions first....Have you considered running normal tyres instead of UST? I haven't had any issues with standard tyres and it dropped around 300g of rotating mass off my bike.
Can you post up a bit of a wheel review when you have a few more km's on them? I'm considering some as they look like great value, and on paper they seem nearly perfect for my needs.Yeah, I'm planning to swap the UST tyres to their folding equivalents before the Flight Centre Epic; just wanted to trial the UST versions first.
+1, they look so sweet. Ride report a_hargy?if i ever get a dualie it looks like its going to be a pivot. damn the mach 4's build up to look so sweet to ride!
Out of interest mate Your reasoning with the forks? Do you use the travel adjustability?
I've only had one day-ride on the bike; however, I usually ride up as much as down and decided to go with the Talas so that I could easily adjust the geometry of the bike as required.Out of interest mate Your reasoning with the forks? Do you use the travel adjustability?
adjustability vs weight ie talas vs float vs vanilla?
Only reason I ask is I dont use the travel adjust on my marz forks (similar style bike as yours) and looking at the 3 forks I mentioned above.
Cheers. JB.
Wow - that's some insane money for the sake of 150grams. You definitely have caught weenyitis. A very severe case it seems.With a change of brakes, seat, rear derailleur, bars and Ti bolts for the Thomson stem/seatpost/seatclamp/cranks etc. lost another 150g+.
Absolutely. Will be going 2X9 on the 29er as soon as I can settle on whether it's going to be 24/36 or 26/38. Your comment on the 36X11 might help me settle on the 24/36 because my bigger wheels are effectively a bigger gear. Maybe I'll split the difference and go 26/36 - M771 crankset without the 48 ring.I've also lost 80g by going 2x9 after some experimentation, settling on 36/22t simply because no tracks I ride is a 44t and the lower 3 on the cassette ever used. Besides I can spin a 36x11 up to 40kmh with a tailwind.
Why not just do a massive shit before each ride?The last several weeks has also had me chasing grams (purchased a set of kitchen scales ) to try and get it a little lighter.
Very nice bike, but who uses pounds these days other than yanks and old-timers?Ready to ride - 23.6lbs
Without chainstay protect/bike comp - 23.2lbs
Without above and pedals - 22.6lbs
I see you're running full length gear cables, surely there's a few grams that can be shaved right there!...The last several weeks has also had me chasing grams (purchased a set of kitchen scales ) to try and get it a little lighter. A set of race only tyres (Schwalbe rocket ron for the front and racing ralph on the rear) saw an instant loss of 200g. With a change of brakes, seat, rear derailleur, bars and Ti bolts for the Thomson stem/seatpost/seatclamp/cranks etc. lost another 150g+...