Do You Care About Weight?
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When ordering my new Epic I was concerned about the weight. I never cared much until I noticed how much a lighter bike has helped some of the women I race against. So when I bought the Epic my husband told me to splurge and build some lighter wheels. A lot of the reason I wanted new wheels was the negative reviews on the stock wheels and I wanted to customize the bike. They look like they may shed close to two pounds on the bike. Today they weighed my bike completely stock and it came in just over 28 pounds. That would bring her down to 26 with the new wheels which seems pretty good for a 29er full suspension. My Fisher was about 27-28 with 26" wheels.
My wrench started telling me I could save weight changing handlebars, stem, seat post, etc... I have already planned to put a lighter cassette on the new wheels when they arrive. I like my pedals so I don't care to change those. How much does weight matter to you?
Amanda
2011 Specialized Epic Comp 29er | Specialized Phenom | "Marie Laveau"
2007 Cannondale Synapse Carbon Road | Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow | "Miranda"
You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great. -Lee J. Colan