Upgrade! I just trimmed 883 grains off my bicycle's weight.

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2013/03/09 07:39:19 (permalink)

Upgrade! I just trimmed 883 grains off my bicycle's weight.



The lighter your bike the livelier it feels.

I just took off 21 steel 5mm bolts and replaced them with 21 nylon plastic bolts I ordered special.


steel bolts:  962.1g

plastic bolts: 79.1g


That is an 883 grain difference.

That's a whole 2.02 ounces.


Upgrade!!!



Good times.





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    Mystic38
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    Re:Upgrade! I just trimmed 883 grains off my bicycle's weight. 2013/03/09 08:13:27 (permalink)
    883... mil spec!..

    If you race a bike that makes a ton 2.02 oz of sense, but if you ride for exercise, you should go buy a 32lb Walmart special and cycle with deflated tyres... now that will burn energy!

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    Moshkiae
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    Re:Upgrade! I just trimmed 883 grains off my bicycle's weight. 2013/03/09 17:37:40 (permalink)
    Hi,
     
    Damn it ... I knew there was a way to lose weight faster ... duhhhhh !!!!!

    As a wise Guy once stated from his holy chapala ... none of the hits, none of the time ... prevents you from becoming just another turkey in the middle of all the other turkeys! 
      
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    The Maillard Reaction
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    Re:Upgrade! I just trimmed 883 grains off my bicycle's weight. 2013/03/10 08:52:48 (permalink)


    Got my first ride in on the new bike yesterday.

    It made all the difference.  I rode out to a log field and hopped all the logs crossing the double track and now I can go further on down the road.


    best regards,
    mike


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    Re:Upgrade! I just trimmed 883 grains off my bicycle's weight. 2013/03/10 13:22:41 (permalink)
    Now if you were serious about weight loss (on the bike that is) you'd have ground down all those extra bolt holes flush with the frame (less wind resistance) and made grommets to fill them with a hot glue gun.
     
    Sometimes Mike I just don't think you show enough dedication.
     


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    Re:Upgrade! I just trimmed 883 grains off my bicycle's weight. 2013/03/10 14:46:01 (permalink)


    :-)


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    Re:Upgrade! I just trimmed 883 grains off my bicycle's weight. 2013/03/10 14:51:51 (permalink)
    I took nearly 165 lbs off my bike (that's 1550000 grains).

    I dismounted and hung it up in the garage.
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