Sweet, I win heaviest bike contest…woot. Its a little lighter now…I will get new weight next year. :)
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NSMB - 2010 Light AM/FR bike build off 5-7"
Damn honorable mention.
Hmmm… mine got a bit heavier… will have to post new scale shots soon.
Anybody going to be running one of these next season?
I'm waiting for a tire to arrive and the 2011 thread to post my bike.
Looked at those at Steed out of curiousity from their ad on the Inside Line, super nice. Then I saw the price.
Shed head!
Sweet, I win heaviest bike contest…woot. Its a little lighter now…I will get new weight next year. :)
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Well, I tried, but I could only come second to your heaviest bike pedalhound…
And a crap photo to prove it was in the stand.
Minion EXO 2.5s
XTR spds
DHX Air 5.0
36 Van 20mm axle
Changes for next year will include adding a front derailleur, trying out tubeless, and a lighter bar pretty quick.
For the AM/FR category my thoughts on the 'rules' are as follows:
4-7" front and rear travel
2.2 minimum tire width
must specify 9mm, 15mm or 20mm front axle
50 post minimum
full extension / climbable seatpost
68 degree head angle (maximum) - new for 2011
"If everything seems in control, you're not going fast enough."
-Mario Andretti-
Looked at those at Steed out of curiousity from their ad on the Inside Line, super nice. Then I saw the price.
Yeah, it's not cheap but carbon is so nice. At $209 I think it turned out to be about $50 more than my last carbon bar but that one was only 710mm.
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Yeah, it's not cheap but carbon is so nice. At $209 I think it turned out to be about $50 more than my last carbon bar but that one was only 710mm.
Wow, that Enve bar is wide and damn pricey.
I picked up a Race Face sixc at 720mm (28.5") for $125 @ NSBS. The 28.5" is the perfect width for me so for once I am glad I am short because finally something fit me right out of the box with no mods needed.
Enve DH Bar (formerly Edge Composites) 31.5" @ 235g
Race Face sixc 28.5" @ 225g
"If everything seems in control, you're not going fast enough."
-Mario Andretti-
I just tried a 30 and actually prefer the feel of my 27 - it's a matter of where my centre of gravity rests over the wheelbase. In the quest for the happy medium, both the SixC and the Atlas AM (both 28.5 with same angles; 50g weight difference) seem like good options.
pretty happy with my sixc bars, they look better then the enve imho…
they are a bitch to get into a good angle, so you get the most out of the rise though
Answer ProTaper AM Carbon bars weigh 205g for the low-rise version (720mm wide) and they're decent, although it takes a bit of time to find proper sweep.
"It's, like, so much fun."
For the AM/FR category my thoughts on the 'rules' are as follows:
4-7" front and rear travel
2.2 minimum tire width
must specify 9mm, 15mm or 20mm front axle
50 post minimum
full extension / climbable seatpost
68 degree head angle (maximum) - new for 2011
Only one gripe, since when does a FR bike require full extension on the seatpost?
I plan on having a 63.5 degree head angle soon, so I think I'll just about get away with that last rule. :)
Only one gripe, since when does a FR bike require full extension on the seatpost?
I plan on having a 63.5 degree head angle soon, so I think I'll just about get away with that last rule. :)
AM / FR usually need to be self shuttling to get to the top of the hills. That seatpost 'rule' has been in the list for a few years. If enough people gripe then it will get changed, but at this point I think it belongs.
63.5 degrees……sounds like fun.
"If everything seems in control, you're not going fast enough."
-Mario Andretti-
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