Fast MTB... Trek 6700 question

"Leigh" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi all!

I was looking for a fast MTB to keep up with my friend's road bike (on
the road). I want the option to go offroad and I am on a restricted
budget.

Get a cyclo-cross bike. It gives you the flexibility of going on the trails
and the road. Do a search, there are plenty out there.

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

"Leigh" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi all!

I was looking for a fast MTB to keep up with my friend's road bike (on
the road). I want the option to go offroad and I am on a restricted
budget.

I bought a 2002 Trek 6700 in good condition for £200, it's got a good
light aluminium frame apparently off the previous high-end Treks. It
weighs 26.7lbs due to a lot of entry-level Deore and Bontrager bits.

Did you actually weigh it? Thats quite light for a budget hardtail MTB.

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Q1: Obviously I need road tyres, but should I shave off some weight
with a pair of good value light road wheels? Any ideas which,
sub-£100?

What do you mean by road wheels? lightwieght 26" wheels or are you truing to
shoehorn 700cc road bike wheels onto an MTB?

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Q2: What's the best component to upgrade to shave weight cheaply? New
seat and post? New chainrings/crank?

Yep as above plus bottom bracket and possibly bars/stem. If you're riding
mainly on the road you may want to switch to a flatter narrower bar. However
you will quickly end up spending a lot more than you paid for the complete
bike, is saving weight that important?
Also if you're hoping to keep up with your buddy on his road bike then you
will probably run out of gears pretty quickly so if you do swap the cranks
you might want to look for a standard rather than compact drive chainset
replacement.

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Q3. Are the Rockshox Dukes OK or is there a lighter/more rigid budget
alternative I could swap for?

For riding on the road switch to a rigid, go visit your local bike shop and
see if they have any stockpiles of forks taken off bikes they will let you
have for cheap. Or go pimpy and buy a pair of these

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/viewproduct.asp?category=Forks+Rigid&ModelID=2317
or these
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/default.asp?cat=cycling

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I feel the need for speed.
Thanks for any input

Cheers, Leigh

Steve.

Psst Try 'uk.rec.cycling' for more help...

"Leigh" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi all!

I was looking for a fast MTB to keep up with my friend's road bike (on
the road). I want the option to go offroad and I am on a restricted
budget.

I bought a 2002 Trek 6700 in good condition for £200, it's got a good
light aluminium frame apparently off the previous high-end Treks. It
weighs 26.7lbs due to a lot of entry-level Deore and Bontrager bits.

Q1: Obviously I need road tyres, but should I shave off some weight
with a pair of good value light road wheels? Any ideas which,
sub-£100?

Just try some slicks first. Tyres will make 10 times as much difference as
new wheels.

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Q2: What's the best component to upgrade to shave weight cheaply? New
seat and post? New chainrings/crank?

Unless you're a sprinter / hill climber / featherweight shaving weight isn't
going to make you go any faster.
Going for better performing parts will help a lot more than light parts.

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Q3. Are the Rockshox Dukes OK or is there a lighter/more rigid budget
alternative I could swap for?

As someone else suggested going to a rigid fork would be your best bet if
you want to keep up with roadies.

Quoted message said:

Hi all!

I was looking for a fast MTB to keep up with my friend's road bike (on
the road). I want the option to go offroad and I am on a restricted
budget.

I bought a 2002 Trek 6700 in good condition for £200, it's got a good
light aluminium frame apparently off the previous high-end Treks. It
weighs 26.7lbs due to a lot of entry-level Deore and Bontrager bits.

Q1: Obviously I need road tyres, but should I shave off some weight
with a pair of good value light road wheels? Any ideas which,
sub-£100?

Q2: What's the best component to upgrade to shave weight cheaply? New
seat and post? New chainrings/crank?

Q3. Are the Rockshox Dukes OK or is there a lighter/more rigid budget
alternative I could swap for?

I feel the need for speed.
Thanks for any input

Cheers, Leigh

As others have suggested, start with skinny slicks, then consider a rigid fork.

You might also want to think about a bigger big ring. You'll spin out a 42-11
pretty fast, especially with the smaller diameter of 1 inch slicks on a 26 inch
wheel.

Cheers,

-Andrew

Leigh says:

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I was looking for a fast MTB to keep up with my friend's road bike (on
the road).

No such thing as a fast MTB - there ARE fast riders, though... ;-)

Steve "it's the motor, not the wheels"

On 27 Sep 2004 21:05:31 GMT, Stephen Baker <[email hidden]>

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Leigh says:

Quoted message said:

I was looking for a fast MTB to keep up with my friend's road bike (on
the road).

No such thing as a fast MTB - there ARE fast riders, though... ;-)

Steve "it's the motor, not the wheels"

I should sit you down on my DHR pointed DH, and you'll quickly realize,
reelz matter 2 ;-)

--
Slacker

Slacker says:

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I should sit you down on my DHR pointed DH, and you'll quickly realize, =
=

reelz matter 2 ;-)

Heh heh! ;-)

Steve

"Leigh" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hi all!

I was looking for a fast MTB to keep up with my friend's road bike (on
the road). I want the option to go offroad and I am on a restricted
budget.

I bought a 2002 Trek 6700 in good condition for £200, it's got a good
light aluminium frame apparently off the previous high-end Treks. It
weighs 26.7lbs due to a lot of entry-level Deore and Bontrager bits.

Q1: Obviously I need road tyres, but should I shave off some weight
with a pair of good value light road wheels? Any ideas which,
sub-£100?

Q2: What's the best component to upgrade to shave weight cheaply? New
seat and post? New chainrings/crank?

Q3. Are the Rockshox Dukes OK or is there a lighter/more rigid budget
alternative I could swap for?

I feel the need for speed.
Thanks for any input

Cheers, Leigh

Why not just swap bikes and let him pass you on your MTB!

That should save you >100 squiggles
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I've spent most of my money on mountain biking and windsurfing.
The rest I've just wasted.

A set of Conti Town & Country tires or tyres. And
any large chainring bigger then 44 teeth. And its the rider also that
helps. Just last week I never got up and off the seat and caught up
with a roadie on a long hill and then it was along down hill section and
I went into hyper space. That was on my Proflex 856,semi slicks, Sram
derailleurs,Sram V brakes,Smart Shock, Sram Grip Shifters,Alex
rims,Shimano hubs, Shimano crank & rings,Nashbar saddle,Cateye
computer,Haro flat bars,Shimano BB,Campy road cassette,Sram chain,and I
can't forget my life saving side mirror.

I MTB 2004

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A set of Conti Town & Country tires or tyres. And
any large chainring bigger then 44 teeth. And its the rider also that
helps. Just last week I never got up and off the seat and caught up
with a roadie on a long hill and then it was along down hill section and
I went into hyper space. That was on my Proflex 856,semi slicks, Sram
derailleurs,Sram V brakes,Smart Shock, Sram Grip Shifters,Alex
rims,Shimano hubs, Shimano crank & rings,Nashbar saddle,Cateye
computer,Haro flat bars,Shimano BB,Campy road cassette,Sram chain,and I
can't forget my life saving side mirror.

I MTB 2004

That reads like a forsale ad. You trying to tell us something, Crazy?

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Leigh said...

Quoted message said:

Hi all!

I was looking for a fast MTB to keep up with my friend's road bike (on
the road). I want the option to go offroad and I am on a restricted
budget.

I bought a 2002 Trek 6700 in good condition for £200, it's got a good
light aluminium frame apparently off the previous high-end Treks. It
weighs 26.7lbs due to a lot of entry-level Deore and Bontrager bits.

Q1: Obviously I need road tyres, but should I shave off some weight
with a pair of good value light road wheels? Any ideas which,
sub-£100?

Q2: What's the best component to upgrade to shave weight cheaply? New
seat and post? New chainrings/crank?

Q3. Are the Rockshox Dukes OK or is there a lighter/more rigid budget
alternative I could swap for?

I feel the need for speed.
Thanks for any input

Cheers, Leigh

You probably won't be able to keep up unless he is in poor condition
and/or has a cheap bike. Slicks will get you close, but he will probably
still be able to lose you if he tries. What will you do for brakes with
road wheels? As for weight, all hope abandon. You can't save much weight
without spending the equivalent of a new bike, and it won't help you
much even if you saved five pounds. The best place to save weight is
with tires and tubes. I believe Hutchinson makes some light 1" slicks.

Thanks very much for all the replies.

I guess I mean lightweight mtb wheels not road bike wheels - just
something that's light - maybe weight's not so important though
reading some of the posts..

26.7 is the Trek's quoted weight on the website - pretty good if it's
true

I'll try out some of the suggestions

[email hidden] (Leigh) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Thanks very much for all the replies.

I guess I mean lightweight mtb wheels not road bike wheels - just
something that's light - maybe weight's not so important though
reading some of the posts..

26.7 is the Trek's quoted weight on the website - pretty good if it's
true

I'll try out some of the suggestions

Where did you find the bicycle weights listed?

I am at their website and can't find any weights listed.

I am amazed how many manufacturers of bicycles and accessories make it
difficult to find the weight of the product.

Thanks, Tracy

Pizza Man said:

Where did you find the bicycle weights listed?

I am at their website and can't find any weights listed.

I am amazed how many manufacturers of bicycles and accessories make it
difficult to find the weight of the product.

yeah, the bike manufacturers are bad enough, but even worse are the
component makers or retailers who will list the weight for half the
items but not the other half.

I only know from experience that my 7000 is like 25.5 lbs (empty bottle
cage, no computer, no lights). otherwise I'd probably have no idea.
did the whole net weight thing back in the day, on a digital bathroom
scale if I recall.

bri

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