Trek Fuel 80.......again

Chris Glidden said:

Yup. It's the 2nd right coming down Westridge from Top of the World

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between Mathis and Lynx.

I need to get down there onea these days.

JD

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TonyP said:

Thanks for that Shawn and now I realise that the weight of the bike
isn't everything.

Just one more question.
Are the new 2005 frames weak or badly designed?

If the frame is no good then I won't bother to put an expensive

fork

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or better crankset on the bike.

Thanks.

you could always refer back to JD's posts.

What? The one where I say you can't make a silk purse out of a pig's
ear?

JD

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small change said:

TonyP said:

Thanks for that Shawn and now I realise that the weight of the bike
isn't everything.

Just one more question.
Are the new 2005 frames weak or badly designed?

If the frame is no good then I won't bother to put an expensive

fork

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or better crankset on the bike.

Thanks.

you could always refer back to JD's posts.

What? The one where I say you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's
ear?

I liked the chamois dryer post.

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Chris Glidden said:

Yup. It's the 2nd right coming down Westridge from Top of the World

in

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between Mathis and Lynx.

I need to get down there onea these days.

JD

Any time. There's not the elevation gain or length that you're used to but
you can piece a fun 15-20 mile ride in with the different trail options. I
bet the LoSoCal boys would venture north as well.

TonyP said:

The bike weighs 30lbs and I 'd like to get it to about 28 lbs if possible.
It rides very well.

What is the best way to lighten the bike?

take off the seat and handlebars ;-) then you're good.

only kidding...lighter bars, seat, post, stem, pedals. do away with any bar ends if you don't need 'em. shedding 2 lbs isn't too extreme so it should be relatively painless. then there's the derailleurs if you really want to go crazy. definitely go with lighter tubes + tires if you're still a fraction heavier than you want to be.

I'm not sure what the fork on that model weighs in at either. you might want to check it out before you get too swap-happy.

bri

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TonyP said:

Thanks TBF for the link.

I'll have a think about the wheels first and see how that goes.

Cheers
Tony

just IMHO but I'd say not that cost effective....wait until they go bad
or you need a new wheelset, then buy something a little lighter.

bri

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