vincenth
Retro Guru
While I almost finished my latest project: a beefy overbuild koga miyata which probably weighs in around 14 kg. I thought it would be nice to build something a tad lighter.
I used to have a 1993 khs montana pro which has to be one of the better retro rides I have owned. About a year ago I bought a mostly stock 1993 montana comp in team colours. Sadly the Paint was in much worse condition than I had hoped and put it away in the shed.
Now I think it will make a great franken/rat/go-around-town-maybe-even-trails kind off bike.
These bikes used to weigh 11,5kg
I changed the wheelset to xt/dt hugi on mavic x517 rims with simple smart sam tires and seat(post) to a kalloy post and flite saddle.
These simple changes brought the weight down to 10,8 kg and got me wondering if I could make it sub 10 kg without breaking the bank.
The 'upgrades' I found so far:
Type. Old. New.
Tires 1020. 690
Tubes. 355. 100
Cassette. 300. 240
Saddle. 203. 183
Wheel qr's. 110. 50
Bars. 180. 145
I ordered new tires (kenda klimax lite), tubes (ridenow tpu) and wheel qr's (titanium)
Got a bargain on a ritchey pro lite
Swapped the standard flite for a carbonio
Found an old xt cassette
I am making calculations as I'm doing this write up and realize that the bike sould be close to 10kg.
The calculations are not exact, I might be 10-20 grams off here and there, but so far I am saving 760 gram and spent a total of 90 euro.
I guess now its waiting for the courier and see where I'm at.
Any advice on more cheap weight saving are welcome.
Pics will follow up
I used to have a 1993 khs montana pro which has to be one of the better retro rides I have owned. About a year ago I bought a mostly stock 1993 montana comp in team colours. Sadly the Paint was in much worse condition than I had hoped and put it away in the shed.
Now I think it will make a great franken/rat/go-around-town-maybe-even-trails kind off bike.
These bikes used to weigh 11,5kg
I changed the wheelset to xt/dt hugi on mavic x517 rims with simple smart sam tires and seat(post) to a kalloy post and flite saddle.
These simple changes brought the weight down to 10,8 kg and got me wondering if I could make it sub 10 kg without breaking the bank.
The 'upgrades' I found so far:
Type. Old. New.
Tires 1020. 690
Tubes. 355. 100
Cassette. 300. 240
Saddle. 203. 183
Wheel qr's. 110. 50
Bars. 180. 145
I ordered new tires (kenda klimax lite), tubes (ridenow tpu) and wheel qr's (titanium)
Got a bargain on a ritchey pro lite
Swapped the standard flite for a carbonio
Found an old xt cassette
I am making calculations as I'm doing this write up and realize that the bike sould be close to 10kg.
The calculations are not exact, I might be 10-20 grams off here and there, but so far I am saving 760 gram and spent a total of 90 euro.
I guess now its waiting for the courier and see where I'm at.
Any advice on more cheap weight saving are welcome.
Pics will follow up