Originally Posted by
jrhoneOC
yes i know this. That wasnt the question. I know a more expensive fork will be lighter AND perform better because its a better fork. If I am speaking of Frame alone. And one frame is 8 pounds and one is 6 pounds, is that a big difference or not. Thats kinda where im going.
There really isn't that much difference in frame weight, not between frames and relative to the overall weight. My previous "modern" mountain bike was an entry level aluminum Schwinn, a Rocket 2, the frame alone weighed 5.5 pounds. That's on a bike I paid $330 for. Out of the box the bike weighed about 30 pounds. That's almost 25 lbs of stuff that isn't frame.
My current bike, decent aluminum FS XCM frame weighs 6.5 with shock. That builds up to a 24 pound bike. A pound or two either way on the frame isn't a big deal. Even if it were three pounds, it's central to the bike and not changing the balance or center of gravity.