Does anybody know the weight difference between the altitude 70 carbon vs. the exact same spec'd bike with an aluminum frame? I'm guessing under half a pound.... maybe 1/3 of a pound?
Altitude: Carbon vs. Aluminum weight
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With the XTR cranks it was 26.3 pounds, with the Race Face Deus cranks and Blackspire bash ring it is sitting at 26.5 pounds. A lot of carbony bits, but not as many as the factory build with the RF Next cranks.anthonyinhove said:
Definitely a lighter build than my SXC, with the DT Swiss fork, the SXC was at 29.5 pounds, but with a more usable fork and a MAverick SPeedbal seatpost, it's 32 pounds.
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Interesting, that is a change noted in the specs of the frame, it likely would make about that much weight difference since the carbon seat stays are quite thick.
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That's interesting, the photo on the web page shows the Altitude 90 with a DT Swiss shock, but the spec lists an RP23.
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What does the 90 RSL ride like with the DT shock without any platform damping?
Old thread but a newish build for myself. Got a CR90 a while back and built it up and then change a few things but I can say it was finished about a week ago from all of my messing around.
The bike made up weighs 17.5Kg and 1kg of that is super bright lights and an 8cell battery pack.
So that 16.5Kg build includes a 170mm travel front fork.. most of the frames weight comes from the fact that the rear triangle is not carbon and when taken off the bike, weighs almost as much as the rest of the frame itself.
Strength has been a focus on this frame and mine has taken a knock or two but is still a great performer. Although designed to climb, with my setup it is more aimed at going down without having to hang your bum over the back of the saddle.
It is that rear triangle that ramps the weight up and I am guessing that with other carbon frames the makers have made the rear triangle of carbon as well..
The bike made up weighs 17.5Kg and 1kg of that is super bright lights and an 8cell battery pack.
So that 16.5Kg build includes a 170mm travel front fork.. most of the frames weight comes from the fact that the rear triangle is not carbon and when taken off the bike, weighs almost as much as the rest of the frame itself.
Strength has been a focus on this frame and mine has taken a knock or two but is still a great performer. Although designed to climb, with my setup it is more aimed at going down without having to hang your bum over the back of the saddle.
It is that rear triangle that ramps the weight up and I am guessing that with other carbon frames the makers have made the rear triangle of carbon as well..
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