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January 21st 04, 05:03 PM
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FYI: Drop 1/2 lb from your MTB for $10 USD
For weight weenies on a budget:
The *best* place to drop mass from a bike is at the outer edge of the wheels, since rotating mass has the greatest effect on handling. Light tires and tubes make a difference. Performance is having a sale on their 99g "Lunar Light" innertubes: $4.99 ea. Standard fat-tire innertubes are around 195-210g. So, for $10 USD, you can drop ~200 grams (nearly 1/2 pound) of rotating mass off your bike, without [significantly] affecting its reliability. You might have to air up the tires more often - or maybe not. Rocketman -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt 
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January 21st 04, 10:05 PM
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Drop 1/2 lb from your MTB for $10 USD
Yes, yes, yes.... the key is rotating mass, having to accelerate your heavy
wheels around takes considerably more energy. Then we need more re-configured 4D products to deal with those nasty thorns : ) HTH JeffP.... "Rocketman" wrote in message news:65yPb.117964$na.112241@attbi_s04... For weight weenies on a budget: The *best* place to drop mass from a bike is at the outer edge of the wheels, since rotating mass has the greatest effect on handling. Light tires and tubes make a difference. Performance is having a sale on their 99g "Lunar Light" innertubes: $4.99 ea. Standard fat-tire innertubes are around 195-210g. So, for $10 USD, you can drop ~200 grams (nearly 1/2 pound) of rotating mass off your bike, without [significantly] affecting its reliability. You might have to air up the tires more often - or maybe not. Rocketman -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt
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January 22nd 04, 12:33 PM
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Drop 1/2 lb from your MTB for $10 USD
"JeffP" wrote in message news  Yes, yes, yes.... the key is rotating mass, having to accelerate your heavy wheels around takes considerably more energy. Then we need more re-configured 4D products to deal with those nasty thorns : ) HTH JeffP.... "Rocketman" wrote in message news:65yPb.117964$na.112241@attbi_s04... For weight weenies on a budget: The *best* place to drop mass from a bike is at the outer edge of the wheels, since rotating mass has the greatest effect on handling. Light tires and tubes make a difference. Performance is having a sale on their 99g "Lunar Light" innertubes: $4.99 ea. Standard fat-tire innertubes are around 195-210g. So, for $10 USD, you can drop ~200 grams (nearly 1/2 pound) of rotating mass off your bike, without [significantly] affecting its reliability. You might have to air up the tires more often - or maybe not. Rocketman -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt how much weight would i lose if i simply force myself to urinate before every ride.... hmmm water is 1gram/mL so the equivalent of 200 g is less than a cup of urine... hmmm ... spend ten dollars or urinate.... hmmmm all done in jest... we all know rotating mass holds the most potential for feeling the weight lost from the bike. dave -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt
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January 22nd 04, 05:47 PM
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Drop 1/2 lb from your MTB for $10 USD
"Dave Adnum" wrote in message ... "JeffP" wrote in message news Yes, yes, yes.... the key is rotating mass, having to accelerate your heavy wheels around takes considerably more energy. Then we need more re-configured 4D products to deal with those nasty thorns : ) HTH JeffP.... "Rocketman" wrote in message news:65yPb.117964$na.112241@attbi_s04... For weight weenies on a budget: The *best* place to drop mass from a bike is at the outer edge of the wheels, since rotating mass has the greatest effect on handling. Light tires and tubes make a difference. Performance is having a sale on their 99g "Lunar Light" innertubes: $4.99 ea. Standard fat-tire innertubes are around 195-210g. So, for $10 USD, you can drop ~200 grams (nearly 1/2 pound) of rotating mass off your bike, without [significantly] affecting its reliability. You might have to air up the tires more often - or maybe not. Rocketman -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt how much weight would i lose if i simply force myself to urinate before every ride.... hmmm water is 1gram/mL so the equivalent of 200 g is less than a cup of urine... hmmm ... spend ten dollars or urinate.... hmmmm all done in jest... we all know rotating mass holds the most potential for feeling the weight lost from the bike. Just because *you* know, doesn't guarantee that "we all know". If everybody knew everything about bikes, we'd never need to ask or answer questions. Rocketman -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt
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January 22nd 04, 07:14 PM
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Drop 1/2 lb from your MTB for $10 USD
"Rocketman" wrote in message
news:gUTPb.100045$Rc4.632882@attbi_s54... "Dave Adnum" wrote in message ... "JeffP" wrote in message news Yes, yes, yes.... the key is rotating mass, having to accelerate your heavy wheels around takes considerably more energy. Then we need more re-configured 4D products to deal with those nasty thorns : ) HTH JeffP.... "Rocketman" wrote in message news:65yPb.117964$na.112241@attbi_s04... For weight weenies on a budget: The *best* place to drop mass from a bike is at the outer edge of the wheels, since rotating mass has the greatest effect on handling. Light tires and tubes make a difference. Performance is having a sale on their 99g "Lunar Light" innertubes: $4.99 ea. Standard fat-tire innertubes are around 195-210g. So, for $10 USD, you can drop ~200 grams (nearly 1/2 pound) of rotating mass off your bike, without [significantly] affecting its reliability. You might have to air up the tires more often - or maybe not. Rocketman -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt how much weight would i lose if i simply force myself to urinate before every ride.... hmmm water is 1gram/mL so the equivalent of 200 g is less than a cup of urine... hmmm ... spend ten dollars or urinate.... hmmmm all done in jest... we all know rotating mass holds the most potential for feeling the weight lost from the bike. Just because *you* know, doesn't guarantee that "we all know". If everybody knew everything about bikes, we'd never need to ask or answer questions. Rocketman -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt indeed... dave -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt
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January 24th 04, 01:14 AM
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Drop 1/2 lb from your MTB for $10 USD
"Dave Adnum" wrote in message ... all done in jest... we all know rotating mass holds the most potential for feeling the weight lost from the bike. Going from heavy clunky OEM wheels & tires, to a Mavic/Hugi setup on my last bike made a world of difference. Money well spent, I think. -- rec.bicycles.off-road is moderated by volunteers. To find help solving posting problems, or contact the moderators, please see http://rbor.org/ Please read the charter before posting: http://rbor.org/rbor_charter.txt
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