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jeff spicoli

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Bike weight these days
« on: June 24, 2006, 03:11 PM »
Ok what is a good weight for a park street bike? its just that they seem a bit heavy well mine does D K Dayton 06. What should I change on this bike to make it feel less like a steam roller and dont say the 15 stone rider  ;D.

I dont mind changing the frame and forks if thats the problem.
« Last Edit: June 24, 2006, 03:14 PM by jeff spicoli »

weston

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2006, 03:16 PM »
bikes are heavy because there strong :daumenhoch: it really depend on you geometry, wtp darkness is as heavy as my old bike but feels alot lighter, so does the db joker

jeff spicoli

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2006, 03:31 PM »
yeah I worked that bit out about them being stronger but is the Dayton heavier than most or is that the norm?.

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2006, 03:34 PM »
you can shed a load of weight off your bike andy by changing out the wheels, tyres, and pegs.

i seem to have the heaviest bike on the planet but im sure if i switched my triple wall rim wheels, and pegs id shave 3 pound off it.....

theres also a lot of weight in the seat/post area, macneil do a combo seat/post, that is a pound lighter than my haro saddle/post.

so....in essance, seat, wheels, tyres(khedo a light tyre) you can prob shed 4 to 5 lbs

Dave
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weston

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2006, 03:38 PM »
take a good sh1t before you go riding & wear minimum or no clothes, take off all jewellery & empty your pockets of money, eat no food for a couple of weeks, also go to the gym for a year & lift heavy weights, this will help with weight

jeff spicoli

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2006, 03:43 PM »
cheers Dave will get onto it this week. Weston hows your leg? And as for lifting weights thats my thing mate I have benched over 500 pounds for reps but my bike still feels heavy. Well I am off for a sh1t and get out on my bike in a thong to see if Weston theory works ;D

weston

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2006, 03:58 PM »
legs not good at the moment, its really bad around my ankle where is shattered the worst :(

jeff spicoli

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2006, 04:39 PM »
legs not good at the moment, its really bad around my ankle where is shattered the worst :(

How long before you get back on a bike? What a bummer man to fukk your leg up. My mate bust his leg last year and he was out of action for about four months. Yours sounds bad though. You are just gonna have to grin and bear it but at least you have internet porn to pass the time ;D.

weston

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2006, 04:45 PM »
it will take between 6 & 12months before the frame comes off if everything goes well then i start physio

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2006, 09:05 PM »
Along with the wheels and tires get a titanium crank axle and some light pedals :daumenhoch:
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weston

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2006, 09:07 PM »
i think mine is the way forward bill ;D

motomagII

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2006, 08:54 AM »
ive been saying this for last 12 months finally got another frame (bulldog)and built it using chosen parts and got it down to 27 lbs which is good .i could loose another 2 or 3 if i tried but cost would be to much .

theRuler

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2006, 10:37 AM »
buy a TA. cheap and light

jeff spicoli

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2006, 10:53 AM »
buy a TA. cheap and light
   :2funny: :2funny: cheap yeah I would bend it ;D

spinmaster

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2006, 04:01 PM »
i'd say 26-27lbs is a good weight. you'll notice  a lot of difference straight away if you change up the bars and forks. like dave said tyres are a good thing to change aswell, a few people are running the new light khe foldables and they've noticed a lot of difference.

theRuler

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #15 on: June 25, 2006, 04:14 PM »
start with a light frame

weston

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2006, 04:16 PM »
theres too many men with weak girly arms on this site, none of the kids on the local parks have this problem because they eat 3 shredded wheat on a morning. stop crying about the weight you weeds :LolLolLolLol:

spinmaster

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #17 on: June 25, 2006, 04:21 PM »
start with a light frame

then simmer for 20 minutes

theRuler

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« Reply #18 on: June 25, 2006, 04:23 PM »

jeff spicoli

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #19 on: June 25, 2006, 05:17 PM »
start with a light frame

then simmer for 20 minutes

then add a 1 piece crank

its ok for you Gra as your bike is just for balancing on :LolLolLolLol: its only when you hit the ramps you will notice the weight :LolLolLolLol: and i dont mean a kickturn.

theRuler

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Re: Bike weight these days
« Reply #20 on: June 25, 2006, 06:34 PM »
lol

light bikes are better


mirra is running a 5 pound frame now
weigh yours - it'll be a 9 pound ox

its feasable to build a good strong 26 pound bike

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