Fatty Weight
01-14-24, 05:09 PM
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My carbon Mukluk is shockingly light. BUT:
- I have helicopter tape all over it to prevent bikepacking bags from abrading the clearcoat.
- It has small chips and contusions in multiple places that I can't remember how they got there - and I've babied it.
- It's started making creaking noises that I can't track down.
- It won't fit 5" tires, which sadly, I'll need on the kind of riding I'm aspiring to do.
I'm swapping it out for a heavier, more durable metal frame.
Low weight has a price that goes beyond just the monetary cost.
- I have helicopter tape all over it to prevent bikepacking bags from abrading the clearcoat.
- It has small chips and contusions in multiple places that I can't remember how they got there - and I've babied it.
- It's started making creaking noises that I can't track down.
- It won't fit 5" tires, which sadly, I'll need on the kind of riding I'm aspiring to do.
I'm swapping it out for a heavier, more durable metal frame.
Low weight has a price that goes beyond just the monetary cost.
01-14-24, 10:29 PM
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Used to like the surly frames, but they changed to horizontal dropouts and.... yuck
01-15-24, 07:11 AM
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What wheels does it have? I've only found data on 2 carbon bikes with a suspension fork - both were north of $5000 and around 30lbs.Wren fork: 400 - half price sale.
ICAN wheels: 1000 DT Swiss 350 fat hubs Frame and wheels in a bundle ordered in Oct 2019, arrived. January 2020
Brakes: Formula 100 - ebay special OEM overstock
Group: SRAM: 200. -eBay
Tires: 100 Vee on eBay.
Sealant, Saddle and grips were on my shelf-o-jumk
As I said, stuff was bought in early 2020 before the pandemic bike boom was recognized. Yes, very lucky and some things have been replaced. I broke a brake MC and replaced with Hope brakes...
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01-15-24, 08:13 AM
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My guess is that it was built with non-heat-treated low-grade aluminum.
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01-15-24, 11:09 AM
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No frame is necessarily lighter because of the material used. You can have a steel frame that is lighter than a carbon frame or vice versa or add aluminum or titanium into the mix and any of them can be lighter or heavier than the other depending on how it is constructed. Typically the average consumer frame from a major manufacturer is going to be rather heavy to account for a wide range of people riding the bike and added durability whereas a custom builder tuning the bike to your riding can make it lighter or heavier depending on the needs.
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01-18-24, 11:17 AM
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I just weighed, straight from the store:
Northrock XCF - 16.8kg (~36lbs) - these only come in one size, 26x4 Kenda tires, 155mm square taper cranks.....
Louis Garneau Gros Louis 2 - 16.8kg (~36lbs) - this is a small - with 27.5x 4.5" Terrene Cake Eater studdable tires, 170mm SRAM cranks, has a dropper.
The two bikes fit very similarly. The Northrock is going back to the store.
Other 2 fatbikes in the house:
Mongoose Jasper 24x4" - 17.2kg (~38lbs) - I would love to get this lighter for the kiddo, but not a lot to be done, I don't think. This is probably his last year on it.
RSD Mayor with 26x4.8" - 15.1kg (~33lbs) - I was surprised it was this heavy. Probably one pound or so lighter similarly set up as the rest, as I weighed it with my pogies and everything still on it.
Northrock XCF - 16.8kg (~36lbs) - these only come in one size, 26x4 Kenda tires, 155mm square taper cranks.....
Louis Garneau Gros Louis 2 - 16.8kg (~36lbs) - this is a small - with 27.5x 4.5" Terrene Cake Eater studdable tires, 170mm SRAM cranks, has a dropper.
The two bikes fit very similarly. The Northrock is going back to the store.
Other 2 fatbikes in the house:
Mongoose Jasper 24x4" - 17.2kg (~38lbs) - I would love to get this lighter for the kiddo, but not a lot to be done, I don't think. This is probably his last year on it.
RSD Mayor with 26x4.8" - 15.1kg (~33lbs) - I was surprised it was this heavy. Probably one pound or so lighter similarly set up as the rest, as I weighed it with my pogies and everything still on it.
03-16-24, 11:32 PM
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04-09-24, 11:06 PM
#38
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33 lbs L Kona Woo (w/pedals and pogies). I think the overall weight is okay but I feel like the stock tires (4.8" Vee Snowhoe/Avalanche) and tubes are taking more than their fair share of my effort.
Next winter I will run narrower, lighter (4" Jumbo Jim and tubeless).
Next winter I will run narrower, lighter (4" Jumbo Jim and tubeless).
