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Date: 2007-06-20 22:33:29 Topic: weight saving
post all your guys ways to save weight on a bicycle

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Date: 2007-07-01 19:40:02 Topic: Re: weight saving
if you really want to save a good amount  of weight, cut out your seat tube and drill holes in every tube on your bike

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 Date: 2007-07-01 20:23:03 Topic: Re: weight saving
While this may work, it will seriously weaken your bike. Just save up, and buy some lighter components.
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 Date: 2007-07-18 22:35:55 Topic: Re: weight saving
lol,

i guess for a serious response...you really cant do anything but cut your seat post, run no pegs and no brakes.....

other than that save up for a FULL cromo frame if you dont already have one if you do ....a lighter one.

maybe a better wheelset.....

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 Date: 2007-11-14 19:29:57 Topic: Re: weight saving
a thing i always stress to people about weight that most dont think about is tires and tubes. if you are riding some thorn resistant tubes and some gnarly big front and back tires that is a lot of weight you really dont need. i ride the thin tubes, i get flats but whatever. tires can be light and tuff. an example, the khe folding park tire is like 10 oz...i just got the shadow undertaker folding tire(yeah i know im a hypocrite) but it is still really heavy cos i got the 2.25" but then again, my bike is like 24.5lbs now. but like i said thorn resistant tubes weigh like a freakin pound alone and thats an easy pound and a half of weight savings right there. if you buy two 1.85" tires you can easily save another pound if your riding big tires. I recently got a pivatol seat/post combo and saved a pound there too.if you did all that, its probably like a hundred bucks but like a good 3 or 4 pounds maybe depending on your current parts...
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