Downhill Bike Weight?

[GOLD-SY]

hey this thread is to find out how heavy certain bikes are so if anyone could post a small reply stating the model and brief description of the componentry of their bike and its weight.

weight: 21kg
2004 demo 9 DH with 888, holzfeller ,729 rims and sun ringle hubs

[Sethius]

2005 Yakuza kumicho:

04 boxxers, xtr, 6pots. mavic/da bomb wheels.mrp.
17.5kg without the 6pots. so 18.5kg?

[reej]

2006 Mongoose EC-D
small/medium frame size... Boxxer teams, s-type rims, X9, juicy 7's, mrp 1,
18.4 kg

[bolzy]

astrix havoc 20.1kg

06 races, ti spring, mavic/hadleys, juicy 7's, mrp2

josh weight weenie steal pony 22kg

everything light he can find

[Big_Al]

05 Specalized Big hit

04 manitou dorado
05 Vanilla R
Diablus drive

Weighs in at approx 18kg

[ajay]

05 commencal dh, swinger w/Ti spring, Mojo'd boxers, 721/729's, saint brakes, holzfeller cranks and some durace in there too - "17-and-a-bit kg".

[toml]

Well, it's not really a downhill bike but it still fits in the weight bracket :p .

2006 Norco Sasquatch, Amobea Scud Chainguide (do not buy!) New cranks and a few other things.
17.5 kg.
I think I should look at some weight saving components, it's about 35% of my weight! And it's a hardtail!
Tom

[fattyandthepiemakers]

Santa Cruz Super 8 2001 (?)
Boxxer 2001 (?)
321
Hope Mono (?)
Endo Smooth Sailor with E-13 36 tooth
XTR Cranks
XT Drivetrain and Shifter
Michelin 2.8 DH tyre
Maxxis 2.7 Minion rear

21kg... Oldschool!

[Vicious_Fishes]

defnitely wanna list tyres here dudes, you can change 800g just between a pair of tyres...

kumicho, steel spring, 06 race boxxers, 729/ringle, saint cranks/brakes, 2.7 minions, 20kg flat.

[Squidly Didly]

Orange 224

16.7kg ... it's slowly getting heavier

[Daver]

IH Sunday Elite with World Cup build kit and ti spring is 18 kilos.

[RaID]

06 Sunday Elite 17"
Stock standard except X9 drivetrain instead of XT/Saint

20kg

could go on a diet to loose a couple kg relatively easily

(see above point proven)

[sram001]

it's slowly getting heavier[/SIZE]

Is she slowly collecting dust.

05 yakuza, juicy 5, x0, RC2X bombers, e-13, I-Fly I beam.

comes in at just over 19 kgs.

Dont know about the 18.5Kg yakuza (Sethius)

[RaID]

Is she slowly collecting dust.

05 yakuza, juicy 5, x0, RC2X bombers, e-13, I-Fly I beam.

comes in at just over 19 kgs.

Dont know about the 18.5Kg yakuza (Sethius)

boxxers are about that much lighter then 888

[The Paperboy]

Da Bomb Projectile. 888RC, MAG 30, maxxis minion 2.7s,
weighs about 1.2t. haha. i guess about 30kgs. a real tank.

[sram001]

boxxers are about that much lighter then 888

Yeah mate but look at vicious fishes's set up with its boxxers, saint bla bla, and its 20Kgs. It just doesn't add up thats all.

[tu plang]

Balfa BB7, 888R, MTX/Hope/Dice wheels, 2.5/2.35 minions, hussefelt cranks :o, hope m4s and representing the weight weenie section are a king headset and thomson post.

oh haha yeah and a weight :o 20.5kg could stand to lose some weight crankwise (XT's one day) and a nice roadie saddle.

[daanhilla]

BB7, 888, Fox VanillaRC, Diabolous, MRP, MTX/Dice, Minion 2.5f+f, juicy 5's, nothing for the weight weenie, just a tank at 126kgs plowing its own trail down the hill (22kg bike only)

[mr636]

06 Faith, 888s, high rollers + DH tubes (slight overkill:o)
and 20kgs worth of stickers
20.3kgs. fat mumma that she is:eek:

[Cletus]

04 iron horse sgs team, 6 way, 05 888r's aireal flat crowns and intergrated stem,2" rise protapers, mtx's, aireal switch front and wtb dh rear hubs, 2.5 minion f and 2.5 high roller r,standard mtb tubes, holzfeller urbans 44t, aireal guide, juicy 5's, xtr shifter, xt mech, m-424 spds...
morbidly obese at 23.7 kgs:eek:
edit 21.7 kgs, man im bad at maths:o

[Shorty40]

05 Norco Shore as per my sig with 2.5 Nevegals

21.5kgs :)

[saundo]

05 moutain cycle shockwave 9.5 888rs 2004 , xt brakes , dice smo 48 spoked wheels, 5th element and it all comes in at 21.4 kgs pretty light considering the build on it i rekon

[noddy]

2005 yakusa aniki
17 kilo's approx..... but then it isn't what you'ld call a full out DH bike:rolleyes:

[rocky_mtn50]

05 Kona Stinky Deelux
06 888's
mtx rims
generic and imperial hubs
saint cranks
nokian tyres
18kg

[mattvincent]

05 moutain cycle shockwave 9.5 888rs 2004 , xt brakes , dice smo 48 spoked wheels, 5th element and it all comes in at 21.4 kgs pretty light considering the build on it i rekon

Hey i think you miss calculated 4 kilos there

[Plow King]

Orange 224

16.7kg ... it's slowly getting heavier

Where are the speed holes? It lacks speedholes.

[Percy Pig]

Karpiel Disc Volante, 02 Shiver, Hope Enduro's, DT Hugi hubs, Mavic D521's, 2.5 Minions, welterweight tubes, Raceface Northshore DH's, Husselfelt bar/ stem.

42lbs, 19.1 kg.:cool:

[Sethius]

Is she slowly collecting dust.

05 yakuza, juicy 5, x0, RC2X bombers, e-13, I-Fly I beam.

comes in at just over 19 kgs.

Dont know about the 18.5Kg yakuza (Sethius)

i do. im only running 2.3" Minion on the rear and a 2.3" conti on the front. theres a major difference already.

XTR.mrp.mavic 721 rear wheel,protapers,6pots.

[No Skid Marks]

Brooklyn Race Link
Ti Avvy spring
40s
Hadley rear-823-Michelin 2.5 tubelss
Hope bulb-singletrack-Syncros BHT 2.5(xc tube).
Profile cro mo cranks
XTR-Saint brakes.
Without mud=under 19kg
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My old BB7 was under 18 with lighter Kit.

[Mugger]

2002 Turner DHR w/ Fox Vannila
2002 Shivers
Race Face Northshore Cranks
Da Bomb Rear laced on DT Swiss Hugi
Mavic D721 laced on Generic
Minion DH F+R
DH Tubes

20.8kg

Come on sub 20.....

[top_dog]

Avanti D8 frame
170mm 888's
Mavic 729 and Dice 26
Maxxis High Roller DH tyres
Truvativ Holzfellers
Sram X9

20.5kg

[james wilson]

norco atomik super t, 823 front, supra n rear, husselfelt crank, truvativ box guide, minion 2.5 2.35 rear, roadie seat:D ,
just under 20

[MORRK_DH]

223
boxxer wc air
xt
saints
deemax front
fr6.1 rear to aireal

17kg - 18kg

[Joshwah]

ironhorse 06 factory wc 17.5kg :)

[Vicious_Fishes]

Yeah mate but look at vicious fishes's set up with its boxxers, saint bla bla, and its 20Kgs. It just doesn't add up thats all.

i haven't actually properly weighted the biatch yet but:p

i will, my heavy part is my steel spring & 2.7 dual ply tyres with 36h 729's and what not.

soon to go tubeless & a TI spring & a sdg I-fly & dmr mag. v12's.

i'll weight it officially once it's done for you;)

[Jeromy]

2005 demo 8
large frame, as standard 19.8kg

[Daver]

ironhorse 06 factory wc 17.5kg :)

How? What bits did you change?

[DH_DEVIL]

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Craftworks dhr208 frame
200mm 888 r's
Mavic 721 on rear and random dont know on the front
Maxxis Minion F DH tyres
Truvativ Holzfellers
Sram X9 deraiiler and x7 shifter
easton ea50 bars
hayes 9's



22.5kg

[j5ive]

You have to actually weigh your bike to get the weight. This isn't pink bike. Your ego or your arms arn't good scales.

The norco sits just on 42lbs with the world cups and stans.

[toodles]

Orange 224

16.7kg ... it's slowly getting heavier

As it breaks and needs replacing with durable parts...

On trade calibrated scales...

Turner DHR.. 721 rims, Ti spring, XT cranks, Easton bars, Thomson post, 06 Boxxer Race...

With Comp 16 2.2 front and Bling Bling rear - 17.8kg

With Minion DHF 2.7 F and 2.5 R - 18.8 kg

[bolzy]

How? What bits did you change?

he has every weight saving part he can get his hands on

[skwiz05]

Bike 1: Specialized Enduro/06 Dropoff SC/Tioga DH 2.1 tyres/RhinoLite-Deore wheels
Weight: 16kg neat.
Bike 2: Specialized 04 BigHit SPEC - DNM triples/vanilla/Specialized 2.3 rollers/stout - singletrack wheels/truvativ other stuff
Weight: 18kg on the dot
Bike 3: Specialized 06 BigHit/06 Race Boxxer -E13 mount/MTX-TN wheels/Minion 2.5 and 2.7 tyres/DHX-5/Truvativ other gear
Weight: pinch under 20kg

[Jin]

02 DH team, 03 boxxer team, mavic 521 with hope bigun front ringle rear, michelin wild gripper front high roller rear with 2.7 tubes in both. all up 19Kg

[TRACKS]

06 Norco Shore one syncros everthing easton pedels, saint8, DHX5.0, 888rc2x. The bike weight 20kilo.

[banshee69]

my friend has a 2006 demo 8 pro
it weighs 18.1kg

[GOLD-SY]

my new bike has arrived and it weighs in at roughly 18.2kg :D
2006 demo 8 ll fox 40, saint hubs/brakes/derailluer with dt swiss rims.