Here you go. I got bored, (an easy thing to do with 4 inches of snow outside!) My Fisher rep and I had a litle bet going. He gave mean number for a weight and asked if I thought I could beat it. I did, by a lot. The bike as pictured, a 17.5", weighs in at 17.6 lbs! Biggest weight loss is in the wheels. They are the new Bontrager XXX Light Carbon Clincher wheels. Weight weinies ready? 1350g per pair! I've been running a pair of the aluminum X light road wheels for a few seasons now, I've barely had to true them. So, what's one step up? The tech boys at Bontrager have told me repeatedly that the carbon wheels actually have much higher fatigue life than the aluminum versions. I figure, if I can't break them XC racing, people will never break them on road bikes. Tricky setup on the brake pads. Carbon wheels use cork brake pads, I am in the process of converting a pair of DA road shoes to work with XTR V brake posts. Shouldn't be too hard.
Performance on the bike is nothing short of amazing! The wheels are spun up before you can comprehend it. Braking is the only thing less than perfect compared to a brushed or polished brake track. I'm working on that
Another reason I built this is to highlight some of Bontrager's New high end products. The Cranks are new tis season. They are surprisingly stiff, and weigh almost the same as XTRs. Can't talk about shifting yet, (SS.) I'll have another set soon for that. The XXX light cnotrol group, (bar/stem/seatpost,) is great. The stem is gorgeous, bar are comfy, and everything is fairly light weight. I've been running this same set up on my Surly for 2 seasons now without any trouble at all. The new 1.8 Jones tires are small. Just putting that out there. They are about 100g lighter than the 2.2's, but not as cushy. You guys can figure that out. Even with the 2.2's, the bike weighs about 18.1 lbs. Here's some pics.
bike photo:
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Rear wheel and crankset close up shot:
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Performance on the bike is nothing short of amazing! The wheels are spun up before you can comprehend it. Braking is the only thing less than perfect compared to a brushed or polished brake track. I'm working on that
Another reason I built this is to highlight some of Bontrager's New high end products. The Cranks are new tis season. They are surprisingly stiff, and weigh almost the same as XTRs. Can't talk about shifting yet, (SS.) I'll have another set soon for that. The XXX light cnotrol group, (bar/stem/seatpost,) is great. The stem is gorgeous, bar are comfy, and everything is fairly light weight. I've been running this same set up on my Surly for 2 seasons now without any trouble at all. The new 1.8 Jones tires are small. Just putting that out there. They are about 100g lighter than the 2.2's, but not as cushy. You guys can figure that out. Even with the 2.2's, the bike weighs about 18.1 lbs. Here's some pics. bike photo:
Rear wheel and crankset close up shot:
