Hey guys,
Long time lurker here on the ww thread. Trying to drop some weight on my 2012 Giant Talon 2. Currently it is sitting right around 28.2 pounds. I upgraded the whole drivetrain to a 1X10 in December so am not gonna change anything on that until its ready to be replaced. I will post some general specs of the bike and then post the weights of parts that I want to replace to lose weight on.
Some specs:
RF Ride crankset with RF N/W Ring and RF Bashguard
SLX medium cage RD
xt shifter
Deore 10 speed cassette and chain
Hayes Stroker Trail Brakes (hoses are being trimmed this weekend)
Suntour Raidon xc lo r fork
DT Swiss Skewers
stock Giant wheelset
Items I am currently willing to replace with weights from park ds-2:
odi rogue grips 132g
710mm specialized bar 273g
Giant top cap 16g
70mm specialized stem 125g
stock 30.9mm giant seatpost 379g
stock qr seatpost clamp 40g
stock 160mm front and back tektro rotors 135g each
rotor bolts 2g each, 12 total
bottle cage 50g
bottle cage bolts X4 16g
I am 16 currently and am planning to buy another bike around late summer-fall so am on a bit of a budget. I also plan on upgrading the wheelset and going tubeless in about a month. I would really appreciate some suggestion on parts to get. Some price limits I have are, no more than $100 for the bar, $60 for the stem, and $40 for the seatpost.
I would like to have a wider bar possibly carbon around the 720-740mm range and would like my stem lengthened a bit to 75mm with 0 or close to 0 degree rise. I am not sure what size seatpost clamp my bike has, I am assuming I can lose 20 grams or so by changing to a non qr type. I am unsure of what wheelset I am going to buy yet but am planning on spending $350-$500. If I were to upgrade my current rotors (6 bolt) would they most likely be compatible with the new wheelset? or are most hubs now center locking?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
Long time lurker here on the ww thread. Trying to drop some weight on my 2012 Giant Talon 2. Currently it is sitting right around 28.2 pounds. I upgraded the whole drivetrain to a 1X10 in December so am not gonna change anything on that until its ready to be replaced. I will post some general specs of the bike and then post the weights of parts that I want to replace to lose weight on.
Some specs:
RF Ride crankset with RF N/W Ring and RF Bashguard
SLX medium cage RD
xt shifter
Deore 10 speed cassette and chain
Hayes Stroker Trail Brakes (hoses are being trimmed this weekend)
Suntour Raidon xc lo r fork
DT Swiss Skewers
stock Giant wheelset
Items I am currently willing to replace with weights from park ds-2:
odi rogue grips 132g
710mm specialized bar 273g
Giant top cap 16g
70mm specialized stem 125g
stock 30.9mm giant seatpost 379g
stock qr seatpost clamp 40g
stock 160mm front and back tektro rotors 135g each
rotor bolts 2g each, 12 total
bottle cage 50g
bottle cage bolts X4 16g
I am 16 currently and am planning to buy another bike around late summer-fall so am on a bit of a budget. I also plan on upgrading the wheelset and going tubeless in about a month. I would really appreciate some suggestion on parts to get. Some price limits I have are, no more than $100 for the bar, $60 for the stem, and $40 for the seatpost.
I would like to have a wider bar possibly carbon around the 720-740mm range and would like my stem lengthened a bit to 75mm with 0 or close to 0 degree rise. I am not sure what size seatpost clamp my bike has, I am assuming I can lose 20 grams or so by changing to a non qr type. I am unsure of what wheelset I am going to buy yet but am planning on spending $350-$500. If I were to upgrade my current rotors (6 bolt) would they most likely be compatible with the new wheelset? or are most hubs now center locking?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!