|   How light will our bikes be in a couple of years time?? | Brussel Sprout
May 29, 2002 11:40 AM | | Not long ago bike magazines were calling 22 pound bike 'stoopid light', but now 22 pounds is nothing particularly unusual. So, in another few years time will 18 pound bikes be nothing special and will Nino be riding a 10 pound bike?
Where will the major weight savings be?? At the moment the drive train is probably the heaviest part of a light bike, followed by the frame and forks, so how much lighter will these parts (or any others) get??
-Mark. |
| Forks seem to be getting heavier,... | Wrenchester
May 29, 2002 11:51 AM | | not lighter. Disc brakes seem to be taking the place of v-brakes. Full-suspension frames are the norm these days. So I'd say we're on the upswing in the weight of the "average" mountain bike. Stronger? Yes. Nicer to ride? Probably. But lighter? Maybe not. |
| Forks seem to be getting heavier,... | Bealy
May 29, 2002 12:59 PM | | Yeah maybe forks are getting very slightly heavier, but frmaes and components are definately getting light with new production techniques and materials. For example have you seen that off-the-shelf 16 pound scott hardtail. |
| A 0.0lb bike | tlg
May 30, 2002 4:02 AM | | Throw on a pair of running shoes and jog the trail. ;)
No flats either. |
| The downhills are still fast, but not nearly as fun ;-/ (nm) | wfl3
May 30, 2002 5:24 AM | | |
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