45 lbs DH bike, what do I do

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45 lbs DH bike, what do I do
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Posted: Jul 8, 2009 at 13:33 Quote
slipknot93dh wrote:
arekieh wrote:
take a file to your fram/fork/rimes and shave off some metal. Wink


OT: Tires(got tubless if possible), fork, cranks..... frame........................................................ new bike
lol
Or do a Ben Reid on it and drill your frame Jailbreak
nodopnt do it if youre not engineer. Ben's dad is enginner or something so he knew exactly where, waht and how to drill so bike wouldnt break.
flag beaterhard
Posted: Jul 8, 2009 at 13:33 Quote
gdawg wrote:
What do you do? Ride the damn thing!
Agreed
flag freerider4lyfe
Posted: Jul 8, 2009 at 13:36 Quote
its the weight of a glory ? just ride it, think of it as more momentum and weight keeping youto the ground Wink
flag DownhillDustin
Posted: Jul 13, 2009 at 8:59 Quote
thanks. peps, i took the granny ring off and put a chain guild already
flag bikingbain
Posted: Jul 13, 2009 at 9:02 Quote
tbh i don't know why your trying to get ur rig ligher its light enough as it is for a DH bike!!
flag timlake
Posted: Jul 13, 2009 at 9:32 Quote
Haha. 45lbs is by no means light enough for a DH bike.

If you'd like to post up specs it'd be helpful.

The best place to start is rotational weight as this is the part that will effect your riding most. It will also give you the best $/G ratio.

A good combo is Hope Pro 2 on a Mavic EX721. The 721 is a very strong rim but really light too, and the Pro 2 is just unbeatable for performance/weight/price.

Then tyres and tubes are usually a good place to go to as well. A lot of people are now running XC tubes with a Dual Ply tyre.
Then you can start looking at suspension, cranks, and brakes.
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