How to lighten up my bike

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8/19/2015 12:21 AM

How do I lighten up my 27lb bike? Has a pivotal seat Odyssey pedals kink fork hyper handlebars mission seat clamp mission rims kink cranks 2010 kink launch frame

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8/19/2015 2:35 PM

This section is for bike checks you need to be posting this on General Bmx talk section

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8/19/2015 3:06 PM

Ok sorry to confuse

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8/19/2015 3:19 PM

A-ton_Rusnack wrote:

Ok sorry to confuse

No problem mate i was just letting you no

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8/20/2015 11:17 AM

Your bike is already light quit being a bitch about it.

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8/20/2015 8:14 PM

Ahh skeet skeet wrote:

Your bike is already light quit being a bitch about it.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^100% It's 2015 bikes aren't that heavy

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8/20/2015 8:55 PM

Buy some 19 mm profile race cranks with a titanium spindle , they have a lifetime warranty and that'll cut down some
Weight

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8/21/2015 8:34 PM

you can get a new wheelset with light rims and hubs with some lighter tires.But that would be super expensive. But i would make your bike weigh a lot less

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8/28/2015 4:27 PM

Coopers25 wrote:

you can get a new wheelset with light rims and hubs with some lighter tires.But that would be super expensive. But i would ...more

As far as weight loss relative to money spent, are most people going to find the best 'bang for buck' by upgrading wheels?

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8/28/2015 4:30 PM
Edited Date/Time: 8/28/2015 4:30 PM

You should post a picture it would help, but something I do to any bike I own is removing *anything* I don't use, so on your bike I imagine I'd just get the grinder out and remove:
- any brake mounts and/or cable-guides
- cut handlebars to the exact width you need don't ride wider bars than you require
- cut any extra off the seatpost that you can
- cut off extra axle, especially if you've got a super-long, 14mm axle in the rear

Is that pivotal seat a wedge seat? If so and if you ride it slammed, could you do without the seatpost clamp? Swap your metal pedals and pegs for plastic, etc etc etc. My 2012 Kink Transition is 25.2lbs, my United SU2 from same year is 24.0lbs

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