lightweight full suspension

[trek_y]

The 2 on my wishlist - Merlin Works 4.0 and Canondale Scalpel...(insert Homer Simpson drool noise here)
+1 for Proflex also

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

my amp B3 weighs 20lbs

Do you have a build thread? Doing a weenie build myself...

 

[B3]

my amp B3 weighs 20lbs

Mine's a little heavier, but then it does have disc

 

[mvd1974]

AMP of course, as well.

...I agree...

Here is mine: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=83889&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30

It weighs in at 22.7lbs now, but it can be much lighter when using a bit of the mid-90's stuff...

 

[andrewl]

i'm thinking no more than 4in travel, ideally under 6lb including shock, and a functionally sound design

top tips?

My tip:

Don’t get too fixated on the frame weight of many retro full suspension bikes as many of the light ones are a little on the flexy side. You’re better off having a slightly heavier main frame as more often they are far stiffer and thus the suspension can do its job properly rather than being counteracted by frame flex.

My personal preference is an early Turner Burner.

 

[retrobate]

Full sus

Dude you ride Ashton Court and Liegh wood you dont nead a fully, cx is the way ahead!

 

[cce]

Re: Full sus

Dude you ride Ashton Court and Liegh wood you dont nead a fully, cx is the way ahead!

when did need ever come into it? i saw some guys on DH bikes rolling up to AC at the weekend

 

[Barneyballbags]

i'm thinking no more than 4in travel, ideally under 6lb including shock, and a functionally sound design

top tips?

You already have arguably one of the best riding, strongest and most functionally-sound 4in travel designs of it's time (the basic design worked well enough for Steve Peat!) - I can't see why you'd want to change to anything else.

As others have said, don't get hung up on frame weights. A lighter frame (especially ones of that age) will tend to be more flexy and less reliable than your GT. You could shed a few grammes by changing the rear shock out for an air one, and you could easily build it into a 24lb rocket, but still have the stiffness and strength to boot.

Stick with what you've got - the grass isn't always greener on the other side!

 

[MikeD]

I'm just going to say "first-gen Heckler with an air shock" again I've had mine for 13 years and it's only on its second set of swingarm pivot bearings.

 

[bluedazzler]

Do you have a build thread? Doing a weenie build myself...

I dont have a build thread, but its a full stock XT / control tech / white industries / v brakes / carbon F3 forks