How Heavy is your build kit?

[builttoride]

I'm curious, could you please list:

Bike and components
Riding style
Frame weight
Build kit weight (with shock and forks)

Thanks,
Keith

[Hack On Wheels]

Alright I'll get started...

http://photos.nsmb.com/showimage.php?i=8931&catid=searchresults&searchid=43001
Frame: Banshee Chaparral w/ DHX5 (large, 2006)
Fork: Boxxer WC (2006)
Rims: EX721
Hubs: Hope ProII (f), XC (r)
Tires: Michi Comp 16 2.5
Shifters: x7 (I think so atleast...)
Rear Derailleur: x9
Cranks: Hone
Guide: DRS
...and lots of other parts which I am a bit to lazy to mention.

Weight: 43.8 pounds

Riding Style: Anything from Cross-country to North Shore technical trails, to lift accessed Jumps, to Downhill, basically anything but big drops and gappers.
And I don't know what the frame weight or build kit weight is, though I would guess that you would know the weight and therefore could figure the build kit weight, I would be interested to know what the seperate weights are.

[RyanW]

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/2/5/4/4/RSCARAB1.JPG

41 lbs as it sits in the picture. Frame is 10 lbs (including shock).

Oh dear, I think I'm becoming a weight weenie.

[Gimp Pimp]

2005 Azonic Steelhead ProXL

Fork: Marzocchi MZ Comp
Brakes: 6" Avid BB7 F&R
Front wheel: Alexrims DM24 on Shimano M475
Rear wheel: Mavic EX721 on Shimano Deore
Cranks: Truvativ Hussefelts dual ring + bash
RD: Shimano 105
Levers/Shifters: Shimano lever/shifter combo
Handlebar: Bontrager Crowbar
Tires: Tioga Factory DH F&R, Nokian Gazzalodi S, Bontrager Earl

I have never measured but it should be about 35-36lbs
frame is 7lbs

Skate park/dirt jump/urban/NS trails (once so far)

the frame is a tank but it feels lighter than my old aluminium Kona frame
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n186/IT_photo/Bike%20stuff/IMG_5318.jpg

[mr_fungle]

VP-Free (med) w/DHX5 Ti
888R w/integrated stem
King Headset
Diabolus bars w/ODI
Magura Louise FR
Double Tracks
Ringlé hub
Nevegals
Raceface cranks
Roadgaps
X-0 der w/X-7 shifter
Thompson post
Fizik seat

Pretty sure she weighed in at 41 pounds this summer.

[M@M]

2005 Devinci Ollie
" 888r
" Swinger 4 way
Diabolus Cranks
e13 DRS
Mavic 325's on Formulas front and rear
Michelin Comp 24 rear
" Comp 32 front
Saint Front and Rear Der.
2006 Magura Louise Fr; 210 front, 190 rear.
Axiom Roadgap Pedals
http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/5/2/8/7/ollie008.jpg
I ride the shore as much as I can all year round and whistler 5-6 times in the summer.
Frame weight: Sorry, do not know.
Bike weight: 46-47 lbs =heavy as fuck, but still alot of fun.

[Chief]

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/5/4/3/4/orangefull2.jpg
http://photos.nsmb.com/showimage.php?i=11222&c=9
my bike with the paint job i hope to get an old pic missing some of the newer parts

my build is
Frame: Cove G-spot late 04 will have new exotic paint soon
Shock:Vanilla RC thinking of upgrading to a dhx 5.0 air
Fork:05 66rc 150mm
Headset: King
Brakes:Avid juicy 7 203mm
Crankset: RF Diabolus hopefully
Guide: E-13 sts
Shifter: XO trigger
Deralleur: XO short cage
Seatpost: RF evolve xc
Seat: THE dj seat (soooo good) but heavy thinking of changing to a wtb ti
Bar: RF Diabolus
Stem: RF evolve dh
Cassette: Sram 9.0
Chain: Sram pc 990
Cables: Nokon hopefully
Hubs: Hadley 36pt 10mm rear 20mm front
Rims: Mavic ex729
Tires: Michellin dh comp 16 2.5
bike is used mostly at whistler and seymor cuz i am a lazy bum....
super duper whistler bike i love it
gave up brand new dh comp for it no regrets

havent weighed it but i am guessing it is probobly 39-41 pounds will have actual weight in a couple weeks

[Idun]

http://http://photo.pinkbike.com/photo/1088/pbpic1088609.jpg
06 evil sittin at 31 lbs
http://http://photo.pinkbike.com/photo/1110/pbpic1110258.jpg
03 cove hooker sittin at around 36ish

[ShoreIH]

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/5/4/3/4/orangefull2.jpg
http://photos.nsmb.com/showimage.php?i=11222&c=9
my bike with the paint job i hope to get an old pic missing some of the newer parts

my build is
Frame: Cove G-spot late 04 will have new exotic paint soon
Shock:Vanilla RC thinking of upgrading to a dhx 5.0 air
Fork:05 66rc 150mm
Headset: King
Brakes:Avid juicy 7 203mm
Crankset: RF Diabolus hopefully
Guide: E-13 sts
Shifter: XO trigger
Deralleur: XO short cage
Seatpost: RF evolve xc
Seat: THE dj seat (soooo good) but heavy thinking of changing to a wtb ti
Bar: RF Diabolus
Stem: RF evolve dh
Cassette: Sram 9.0
Chain: Sram pc 990
Cables: Nokon hopefully
Hubs: Hadley 36pt 10mm rear 20mm front
Rims: Mavic ex729
Tires: Michellin dh comp 16 2.5
bike is used mostly at whistler and seymor cuz i am a lazy bum....
super duper whistler bike i love it
gave up brand new dh comp for it no regrets

havent weighed it but i am guessing it is probobly 39-41 pounds will have actual weight in a couple weeks


andy have you seen my banshee? my paint job might fit what you are looking for

[freakonaleash]

02 Balfa BB7
Marzocchi JR-T
Single Tracks
Dh Tubes
HEavy, crappy tires
Hussefelt bars stem and crank
MRP guide
243 DH saddle

Pushing 47 lbs :P With 9 inches of travel in the back though, im willing to live with 47 pounds :)

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/BB7CHAMP2.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c214/joshm101/BB7CHAMP3.jpg

Dont Fear The Reaper Kids !

[Chief]

andy have you seen my banshee? my paint job might fit what you are looking for
paul mike just sent me a pic of yours looks good
do you know where it was done

[ZHendo]

06 Yeti ASX, black powdercoat front triangle, ano black rear, Fox DHX 5.0
(All 2006 parts)
Manitou Travis Intrinsic Triple 180mm
Magura Louise FR 210/190mm discs
Sram X.7 triggers, X.9 rear derraileur
Shimano LX front derraileur
e.13 DRS guide
FSA Gap cranks
Azonic A-frame pedals
RF Diabolus stem, Answer Protaper bars
Syncros DPS32 rims laced to Profile Racing hubs, bolt on rear
Maxxis Minion 2.5 DH tires, DH tubes
40lbs, hopefully down to 38ish after I do some tire/stem/other stuff swaps

[eknomf]

paul mike just sent me a pic of yours looks good
do you know where it was done

It was done by some powder coater in Portland, OR with a big batch of Mountain Cycles, even though they never ended up using the color. I don't remember the name of the place, but it cost around $80 for the two pieces.

[knowles]

Frame: 05 stinky d soon to be 07 switch
Fork: 06 88rc2x
Headset: King
Brakes: xt front nine rear soon to be hope m4's
Crankset: rf evolve xtype
Shifter: x4
Derailleur: x7
Bar: RF Diabolus
Stem: integrated
Hubs: Hadley front syncros rear soon to be hadley rear
Rims: alex supra d's
Tires: nevegal front high roller rear

[knowles]

weight i have not a clue but im going to go with 41 lbs

[connor]

ok here's my ridez.

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/1/7/6/6/turner_aug29_529087.JPG

Turner DHR size M, DHX-5
Fox 40RC2 m ti spring
Hope ProII (20mm front, 135x12mm rear) Mavic 721s
PG 970 road cassette (has rubber/plastic spacers)
2.5 Maxxis DHF front and rear run tubeless with Stans
not installed yet 07 supershort X9 Der, X9 shifter
Thompson post
WTB ti railed Rocket V
CHROMAG flat bar, 710mm
SIC Stem
ODIs
Magura Louise Frs
Truvative Holzfellers, GigaPipe SL bb.
MRP
Mallet M pedals
41.5lbs measured on Bathroom scale (me, me plus bike)

also
http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/1/7/6/6/specialized.JPG
04 Enduro SX M, float R
5in Firefly M ti spring
Mavic DeeMax
Specialized and Nevegal kevlar tires, w/Stans
X9 shifter, X7 der
PG980 cassette 11-32
Evolve DH cranks
Roadgaps or Mallet pedals
EA70 bar, Axiom stem
WTB rocket V
Titec Scoper post
Magura Louise Frs 180mm rotors
33.5lbs, measured at Dizzy after triple crown.

[Hack On Wheels]

Just a note, I would have to advise against relying on bathroom scale weighing, in my personal experience it is inaccurate. I gave it a few tries and the results ranged from 40lbs to 41.5 pounds (as weight difference, the supposed weight of the bike), however when weighed in (at an official measuring station for a race) it was 43.8...just a bit different. (Maybe I just had bad luck or horrible math..feel free to add your input if you have weighed with bathroom scales and other scales for comparison.)

connor, beautiful bikes! The SX looks like such a great trail and play bike, very nice!

[xy9ine]

(is the spreadsheet maybe a little obsessive-compulsive?)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/xy9ine/boxxer1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/xy9ine/pdc.jpg

[connor]

hmmm, I'll have to check it again when I get it all back together, I just ordered some new bearings for it, and my bb's shot. It's in about 20 pieces in my garage right now.

[yoonior]

Here's my old (t)rusty Bullit

Bike weight: 18.5kg (41lbs)
Frame weight: 4095g (9lbs)

Parts' higlightes: '03 Bullit with 5th Element, 2006 Marzocchi 66 VF2, Magura Louise FR, Mavic F219/SRAM 9.0SL (this rear hub lasted 6 straight years of riding!), Kenda Nevgals 2.5 DH Tomac StickE, Azonic Shorty, Easton Monkey EA70, Thomson seatpost, Fiziik Nisene Ti, Holzefeller cranks, ODI grips

http://www.g3riders.com/galeriatest/20060921/images/DSCN5170_g3r.jpg

[ShoreIH]

paul mike just sent me a pic of yours looks good
do you know where it was done


It was a test frame for colour for mountain cycle, dunno where. Pm eknomf on the boards, it used to be his.

[sicklines.com]

(is the spreadsheet maybe a little obsessive-compulsive?)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/xy9ine/boxxer1.jpg
That pdc looks quite nice :)

[apeshape]

http://deepseat.net/display/uzzi.jpg

39.4 according to the hook at dizzy in this incarnation. I've lightened it up a bit recently with a Ti spring, lighter chainguide, bar stem combo, and an X0 drivetrain so I think it must be in the 38ish range now.

[Madman]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/Madman596/Norco-1.jpg

Frame: 2003 VPS Drop, size M
Shock: Avalanche DHS
Fork: 2002 Shiver DC
Wheels: Rear- 24" Double track, Front- 26" Single track, Formula hubs
Tires: Kenda Nevegal 2.5R Stick-E
Brakes: Grimeca System 12
Bar + Stem: Axiom DH
Seatpost: Axiom DH
Seat: Axiom DJ shovel
Cranks: Truvative hussefelt
Pedals: Azonic x-tension
Derailler: Shimano XT
Headset: FSA Pig pro
Grips: Raceface good'n'evil
Tubes: Canadian tire thorn stoppers

around 48 pounds

[Ed von Schleck]

@ apeshape: That´s most likely the first Intense that I actually like. Awesome build!

Here´s my bike: http://www.rockriders.de/bikes/index.php?id=p2

Frame: Specialized P2
Fork: Rock Shox Pike 426
Wheels: Mavic EX721 + Quando Hub (front) / Atomlab General Issue (Rear)
Tyres: Maxxis Minion DH
Stem: Truvativ Hussefelt
Bar: Specialized Alloy
Brakes: Avid Juicy 7
Shifter: Sram X7
Derailleur: Sram X7
Cranks: FSA Gravity Gap
Pedals: Transition Stepdown
Chainguide: E13 STS
Seatpost: RaceFace Evolve DH
Seat: SDG F-Style

Weight: Approx. 36 lbs.

The bike´s gonna be replaced soon. I´ll build up a Giant Reign X1 frame with a 36 Van RC2, Deemax wheels, X9 drivetrain, Saint cranks and Race Face parts. Should be an awesome resort bike with a reasonable weight.

[Tonestar]

[QUOTE=xy9ine](is the spreadsheet maybe a little obsessive-compulsive?)

Is the total at the end a dry weight? Or did you put the assembled bike on the hook? If you dry weight the parts, it will never match out exactly after assembly, once you grease and oil everything. I would be interested to see how close it actually is, it could be close, more of a curiosity.

[apeshape]

@ apeshape: That´s most likely the first Intense that I actually like. Awesome build!


Thanks its nicer now I think with a few Ti bits and the chromag integrated bar/stem combo , and then I went a little nuts on the grammage with the XO and gamut guide but oh well...I am OCD impaired.

[xy9ine]

[QUOTE=xy9ine](is the spreadsheet maybe a little obsessive-compulsive?)

Is the total at the end a dry weight? Or did you put the assembled bike on the hook? If you dry weight the parts, it will never match out exactly after assembly, once you grease and oil everything. I would be interested to see how close it actually is, it could be close, more of a curiosity.
total of individually weighed parts. assembly lube weight was negligable. i weighed the complete bike (by subtraction) on a digital bathroom scale and it was hovering between 36.5-37.0, so in the ballpark.

[mr_fungle]

(is the spreadsheet maybe a little obsessive-compulsive?)

Yes, but nice bike anyway! ;)

[connor]

how much are those Marwi spokes? like $5 each?

[VancouverIslguy]

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/0/3/6/4/bike.JPG

Transition Bottlerocket
Totem 2-Step
Soon to be Saint almost all around (der., shifter, cranks, brakes, rear hub)
729's soon, but boat anchor Doubletracks for now.
Shiny Thomson stem.

Ride a lot of Whistler, fast open jump trails, tight trails with drops, and some dirtjumping once in awhile.

Frame was 9 and a half pounds on the dot.

Build ride now is 41 pounds, should hopefully be around 39 once my wheels are built.

[Tonestar]

[QUOTE=Tonestar]
total of individually weighed parts. assembly lube weight was negligable. i weighed the complete bike (by subtraction) on a digital bathroom scale and it was hovering between 36.5-37.0, so in the ballpark.

That's cool, I always wondered how much extra all the little bit added (grease, oil, zap straps), plus there is always something that you forget to weigh.

That's a sweet looking PDC, looks awfully long though (could just be the picture or the colour), what's the wheel base on it?

[APT]

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/0/3/6/4/bike.JPG

Transition Bottlerocket
Totem 2-Step
Soon to be Saint almost all around (der., shifter, cranks, brakes, rear hub)
729's soon, but boat anchor Doubletracks for now.
Shiny Thomson stem.

Ride a lot of Whistler, fast open jump trails, tight trails with drops, and some dirtjumping once in awhile.

Frame was 9 and a half pounds on the dot.

Build ride now is 41 pounds, should hopefully be around 39 once my wheels are built.

What's the weight of the bottlerocket frame? I thought that build should be around 38lbs (~36lbs with lighter rims).

[TheGiggler]

bottlerocket is pretty beefy, from their web site:

# Frame Weight (without rear shock): 8.2 lbs

so another 1lb or so for air and 2lbs for coil w/ steel spring.

[Splan]

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/2/5/4/4/RSCARAB1.JPG

41 lbs as it sits in the picture. Frame is 10 lbs (including shock).

Oh dear, I think I'm becoming a weight weenie.

Yes you are.............

[trail worker]

http://photos.nsmb.com/files/2/0/0/8/8/chap004.jpg

2006 banshee chaparral
2006 manitou travis triple intrinsic (203mm travel)
singletracks
formula hubs
HFX-9 brakes
truvativ cranks
dh casing nevegals

bike weight is around 42lbs. I plan on making a few changes to my component selection to drop the weight approx. 3lbs.

riding a light bike is good. My old bullit came in at around 37lbs and I loved it, I wish I had never sold it actually as it was a very very versatile machine.

[xy9ine]

[QUOTE=xy9ine]

That's cool, I always wondered how much extra all the little bit added (grease, oil, zap straps), plus there is always something that you forget to weigh.

That's a sweet looking PDC, looks awfully long though (could just be the picture or the colour), what's the wheel base on it?

thanks. the wb is about 45-1/2".

[Mike P]

Orange Patriot 7+ Swinger 4way Air
Totem 2 Step
Hope hubs with Singletracks
Big Earl 2.5's with Stans
Thompson, Answer Protapers
Hope mono6 front, mono4 rear
Saint Cranks, E.thirteen DRS
XO Shifter and Der.

37lbs

[HIBuLlitT]

It took a month, but I got my bike weighed..haha
06' Demo 8
888 rc2x
dhx 5.0 coil (steel)
Mag 30 front w/ hadley hub
Arrow dhx rim back w/ hadley hub
Deity bars
Deity cranks
a-frame pedals
mrp (2 ring in front)
Michi 32 front and back (stans notubes)
Avid Code brakes
x.9 rear mech
deore front mech
x.9 shifters
wtb saddle (CroMo rails)
thompson seat post

Grand total of 49 lbs 05 ounces!!! As you can see weight weenie all the way!
I figure I'll loose about 15lbs off my belly before I can justify lightening my bike.
And yes I ride up hill on the road in Hawaii in the summer full body armour as
well as shuttle. Man I got to get my one of those azonic packs that I can put
my armour/ helmet and knee pads in. Still beats doing it w/ the monster t on my
bullit.:rocker: