aener Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Is 10kg classed as heavy?Now'days, 10kg is just a little on the hefty side of normal for a stock.10kg now is as 13kg was when I last rode with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Wearing less clothes makes a lot of difference. I don't mean go out riding in public bollock naked, I mean ride in shorts and tee shirt, also comfortable and flexible footwear helps to make you feel more agile. I've been through the light weigh bike stage and got no benefit at all, the bike creaked and crunched a lot meaning I spent more time fixing it than I did riding it. ATM I'm riding a 9.6kg stock and I'm riding it incredibly well compared to any of my other bikes which proves the weight isn't everything. But at the end of the day I'm not here to tell you how to spend your money, if you can afford to do it, then why not? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 What Brad said really. Ive had more than my fair share of bikes/frames/builds etc.. now, and I can honestly say half of them were a waste of time and money. Ive done the light weight thing, and while I feel I can ride them better I feel I'm not smooth enough to make it last a justifiable amount of time. My old Ice was a perfect example. It must have had every part under the sun on it at one point or another. From light forks, rims and hubs blah blah blah... I just ruined them all. Built a set of TR wheels up, Urban forks, nice strong BB but kept my light tyres, and it just rode fantastically. Solid feeling, while not too heavy. The difference isnt great, or wasnt for me. I went from riding a mid weight dual mag Ice to an old 07 Lite/08 GU ST with some old maxxis CC's, DH tubes and dual discs, but because I spent time setting it up and messing with bar angles/stems, the GU is probably the single best riding mod along side my current Ice I've ridden. Definitely did my best all round riding on it. Durability/Solidity over weight. You dont need a light bike to make you a better rider. Spending money on parts that will make a change to the feel of the bike, as against lightening it by X amount of grams is a more sensible option to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Now'days, 10kg is just a little on the hefty side of normal for a stock. 10kg now is as 13kg was when I last rode with you true that, I haven't seen you lot in aaaaaages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezmtber Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Mid weight bikes seem a good comprimise. A good strong frame fork and wheel. With some light parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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