[Rob T]

I just purchased a Gary Fisher Rig and I would like to gain feedback on best and most cost effective way to reduce weight. I will be riding this bike mostly on fire roads and surburban/urban rides. Any help would be appreciated?

Thanks,
Rob

 

[Hubert]

Replace the fork for a rigid one, you won't need it on fireroads anyway.

That's the only cost efficient way to save some weight, you'll save about 800 grams for $200. Other heavy components are rearhub, bottom bracket, stem and handlebar.

 

[Hubert]

Forgot about the best item to save weight for minimal costs: mount some Michelin C4 26" tubes. Mighty strong and only about 125 gram each.

 

[CB2]

First thing I'd change would be the tires. Some Stan's Crows would save a lot of weight and would be perfectly suitable for for fire roads.
If money wasn't an object, I'd replace the wheels, cranks and bottom bracket, and probably everything else that say Bontrager on it.

 

[FoShizzle]

only thing i would touch would be tires and/or tubes. Rig is a budget bike as you know........not worth upgrading in my opinion as it defeats the purpose of the budget price point. I would sell it and start over if I really wanted to get a lighter bike as that would be cheaper IMHO in even the medium term.

Would also consider selling the Reba and picking up a Pace, Bontrager, On-One, or White Brothers carbon fork as after selling the Reba, it would not cost much, if anything. For your riding, up to XC riding or even some AM riding thrown in, a Reba is definitely not needed.

 

[schnapmaster]

Rig weights

I just stripped a Rig down to rebuild it as a race bike for a friend. It is a worthy enough frame to build up light, especially for the money.
Here are some of the heavy parts:
The Cane Creek S-1 headset is 184 grams with the crown race, cups bearings, and top race (not including the starnut and topcap). That is really heavy. A King or Deus headset, though not superlight, is almost 100 grams lighter!
The EBB comes in around 284 grams (without the bottom brackett). I am having a friend mill a hundred grams off of this.
The ISIS bottom brackett is 295 grams with bolts.
The stem isn't TOO heavy (under 200 grams). About the same as a Thomson Elite.
Definitely replace the tubes with lightweight 26" tubes and take the bashguard off.
The Chain is heavy and of very poor quality. I would replace it with a 9 speed SRAM or lighter KMC SL.
The rear cog is heavy and cheap. Replace it with a Niner Cogalicious Cog, maybe with more teeth?

Just some thoughts. Good Luck.