Triton - Udate, 8,92kg

[Greetings]

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New front wheel including some Sapim Lazer spokes and a rear rim CNC milled according to Bigman's instructions (thanks for the help man). Weighs in at 628g which is a little worse than Adam's result but he must have just started off with a lighter rim since the holes are the same size.

Edited October 17, 2008 by Inur

[forteh]

Beating you

Those are phenominally light forks, how long you reckon they will last?

I dont see why you shouldnt beat 8.8kg, a liberal application of ti bolts will get mine down below 8.8 but Ive stopped spending money on it for now

Good luck, looks lovely.

[Greetings]

Those are phenominally light forks, how long you reckon they will last?

Well Forteh, that's an excellent question and I thank you for it. I think it's great we post on a forum where you can ask questions. Because without questions, we just have answers. And an answer without a question is a statement.

To be serious though, I don't know. They seem to be ok, Deng hasn't gone over the top with making them as light as possible. All I can say that after examining them and checking the steerer/crown area, I'm confident. The steerer itself is fairly thick, the same as in Pre '07 Deng forks.

[ben_travis]

Its nice. But can you put a fruit pastill in your mouth without chewing

[onzatrip]

Its nice. But can you put a fruit pastill in your mouth without chewing

i acually can il show you if you want

[dani_elprat@hotmail.com]

put that front wheel and save 1kg

[Muel]

Looks sweet Inur, 9.2? That's light enough dude, mine's 10.8 at the moment. :$

[grant_hundley]

Looks sweet Inur, 9.2? That's light enough dude, mine's 10.8 at the moment. :$

thats light enough

[Ross McArthur]

Anyone seen the boys bike who dishes out the dob stuff, chris? jeeso! Ti spokes, helloooo, Mcfly!!

[JonMack]

Very nice, looking forward to seeing this finished.

I also managed to get hold of some Ti cranks, will post pictures of my Dob when it's finished, but should be close to sub 8!

[Dan6061]

Is that an EchoRB lever I see there?

How is it so far? I'm thinking of getting one...

[JoNnY__Mc]

WOW that's so nice :$

I never used to be into the whole weight saving thing, partly because I have no money After going on other peoples lighter bikes I can see why they do it! I want to change the bar and stem setup on my zoo from my really low zoo stem and zoo bars to something like the setup your using, can you see this benefitting my riding and will it suit the geometry of my short 07 pitbull?

[grant_hundley]

WOW that's so nice :$

I never used to be into the whole weight saving thing, partly because I have no money After going on other peoples lighter bikes I can see why they do it! I want to change the bar and stem setup on my zoo from my really low zoo stem and zoo bars to something like the setup your using, can you see this benefitting my riding and will it suit the geometry of my short 07 pitbull?

just get a light rear wheel i've found that helps sooo much more than a frame thats 200 grams lighter or forks 200 grams lighter etc

im running 22-18 gearing now (harder than 18-15) and it feels lovely and i think its because i have a really light back wheel...

[Luke Rainbird]

Rotational weight, so yeah

Saving an equivalent weight from your wheels not frame will make more difference - saving 10g from wheels and 200g from a frame is different though

Just being sensible about component choices is the way to go

[NicP]

That is actually quite nice,

What rims are they though?

[JonMack]

I think they're BT rims that have been chopped up a bit.

[toyota200x]

BT rims=try-all

[Greetings]

The front rim is a Trialtech, the rear is a BT which is essentially an eyeleted Tryall. Will be changing that to a CNC'd Trialtech like the thing Bigman made some time ago.

Anyway, thanks for the comments. Will be updating this thread throughout the next few months.

[Ross Clayton]

put that front wheel and save 1kg

id barely call that a front rim lol there's nothing to it

nice bike man.

[forteh]

If you can cope with a narrower rear rim then a dx32 with 18mm holes weighs 654g

[1337 Trials]

GORGIOUS MATE! I really want to go stock its just the cash.

[Greetings]

If you can cope with a narrower rear rim then a dx32 with 18mm holes weighs 654g

I think Bigman's Trialtech weighed 620g. Need to PM him about that.

Anyway, found out that the wheelbase has decreased by 10mm meaning these forks probably have 35mm rake despite what the Echo website says. So that's another point in favour.

[forteh]

I think Bigman's Trialtech weighed 620g. Need to PM him about that.

Anyway, found out that the wheelbase has decreased by 10mm meaning these forks probably have 35mm rake despite what the Echo website says. So that's another point in favour.

Didnt adam fold his rear rim in a matter of days?

Shame really as they looked super trick

In reality you could take much bigger holes out of the dx32 and save even more, I reckon you could push then up to 22mm holes; even better you could mill 18x30 rectangles/obrounds in there

[grant_hundley]

Didnt adam fold his rear rim in a matter of days?

Shame really as they looked super trick

In reality you could take much bigger holes out of the dx32 and save even more, I reckon you could push then up to 22mm holes; even better you could mill 18x30 rectangles/obrounds in there

think i might drill 20mm holes in mine, you'll know if its strong enough if it holds up to my abuse

[forteh]

think i might drill 20mm holes in mine, you'll know if its strong enough if it holds up to my abuse

For reference the holes in mine are 18mm and its just about nicking the inner vertical wall, the rim is 50 lighter than a tryall and Im betting as strong, added bonus is it holds a grind well

A 22mm hole would probably take out the inner vertical completely.