i have actually been considering doing some tuning on the Juicy7's on my bike. after looking at the new Juicy7 Carbons, they really took a lot of meat out of the clamp area.
Tuned BB7's?
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This has been covered in the past, try searching under Avid Mechanicals
Light weight cables and housing, light brake levers, some nice rotors like the new 2 peice Hopes and a bunch of Alu/Ti bolts is pretty much all the can be done. I'm sure there was ways of shaving the calipers down if you REALLY want to save weight...
Light weight cables and housing, light brake levers, some nice rotors like the new 2 peice Hopes and a bunch of Alu/Ti bolts is pretty much all the can be done. I'm sure there was ways of shaving the calipers down if you REALLY want to save weight...
I did search. C'mon man, I ain't THAT new anymore.bike_freak said:This has been covered in the past, try searching under Avid Mechanicals
Light weight cables and housing, light brake levers, some nice rotors like the new 2 peice Hopes and a bunch of Alu/Ti bolts is pretty much all the can be done. I'm sure there was ways of shaving the calipers down if you REALLY want to save weight...
Avid gave me 25 results with nothing, avid mechanical gave me 20 results with nothing.I'm looking for any info about if anyone out there HAS done any shaving and what their results were. I guess i'll just attack the old pair over the holiday's.
I remember this topic has been covered in the past, but sadly, i also can't find itAndrewTO said:I did search. C'mon man, I ain't THAT new anymore.
I'm looking for any info about if anyone out there HAS done any shaving and what their results were. I guess i'll just attack the old pair over the holiday's.
One other thing that would save some weight is using Post mount forks and Frame
Yes, I keep forgetting the simple fact that hydro weight's include the line's. My front and rear inner/outer cable's add 185 grams to the rest of the Avid's weight.scrublover said:
Just for kicks I decided to start on one caliper last night. So far i've managed to massage 10 grams out of the caliper. I'm sure there's another whopping (!!!) 5 grams in there, maybe 8. I'll post picks when i'm done. Hey, it's FREE and I have some time to kill. Interestingly enough, the newer Type N caliper's are already 10 grams per caliper lighter the the older Type F.
I can't help but side up with the "negativity" towards hydro's in you second link (sorry, but i'm waiting for a deal, like you). Don't get me wrong - yes, there are a lot of people happy with their hydro's - clearly understood!!! I'm just not quite ready for THAT step..... yet. Heck, I have another frame and fork on their way and that combo might just be a v-brake set-up.
Anyways, THANKS for the link's! Very imformative.
lowmach said:
No, the entire box of contents of one of Avid's BBDB7 (with 160mm rotor) is 355 grams - give or take for the different mounting brackets. That's caliper, pads, brackets, rotor and all hardware.I'd like to try Stan's aluminum rotor's and appropriate pads but haven't started researching anything about them (wondering about fade).
Bolts - yup, every bolt in Ti would roughly drop about 35 grams.
The real key, from what i'm seeing so far (if you wanna compare to hydro's), are the cable's and lever's. Nokon and Extralite.... mmmmmmmm, goooooood. Oooouuuch, expensive!
BAH! It's only money and it IS Christmas, right?Anyways, right now i'm just concentrating on shaving the crap outta the caliper. I'll see where that get's me first. If I wanna continue being a glutton for punishment then so bo it.
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if it comes down to JUST money, the Carbon Juicy 7's are super sweet, but not cheap.
if you want to save more weight than Ti hardware, put some Al hardware in there. just be carefull not to overtighten the fasteners
if you want to save more weight than Ti hardware, put some Al hardware in there. just be carefull not to overtighten the fasteners
i think the Juicy 5's are lighter then the Juicy 7 carbons...mechmann_mtb said:if it comes down to JUST money, the Carbon Juicy 7's are super sweet, but not cheap.
if you want to save more weight than Ti hardware, put some Al hardware in there. just be carefull not to overtighten the fasteners
If your really trying to save weight and willing to go Hydro, you should probably avoid the juicy's, Something like Martas or Mono mini's (but you already knew that
).Good luck on getting your Avids to a respectable weight, looking foward to a detailed description
Yes, good luck indeed. I was hoping to score some time on the Bridgeport today, but it was set-up for another job. Tomorrow is clean-up and that's it for this year.bike_freak said:i think the Juicy 5's are lighter then the Juicy 7 carbons...
If your really trying to save weight and willing to go Hydro, you should probably avoid the juicy's, Something like Martas or Mono mini's (but you already knew that
Good luck on getting your Avids to a respectable weight, looking foward to a detailed description
Looks like they're stuck with a mere 10 gram weight savings for now. At least I can replace the two bolt's with titanium one's, so that'll help. Oh, they're M5 x 25mm, if anyone wants to know. These are the two bolts that pass through the caliper itself, holding the two halves together. The steel one's weight 10 grams for the pair.I'll post some pics later tonight. They look HORRIBLE as they're not finished, so be prepared for nothing pretty.
Ah yes, I see now. Apologies on my mis-interpretation. 400 grams would indeed be quite light for the set-up. Well, you've given me something to dream about, at the very least.lowmach said:
I can't say 100% that Nokon's are indeed THE lightest. It appears that way with all the scattered info out there. Expensive? Oh heck yeah. I'd say they're on the same level as Stan's rotor's. Go figure, huh?
I've toyed with alternatives to cable housing, but the whole "teflon coated inside" area is something I have no idea to get around. Yes, there never used to be such a thing, but i'd sooner pay the extra $$$ and suffer the extra weight for the convenience and performance. It's just too much of a no-brainer, IMHO.
Anyways, the "exercise in futility" continue's.
On a WW-related note; just got my MegaAir in!
Hmmmm, sub-3-pound fork. Arrhgrhgrhrghrgrghrg. Gotta go play.
Pics. Again, work in progress.
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