Finally caved and bought a roadie. The costco deal was too good to pass up. Everything shown plus a headlight/taillight (charging) was only $1500. Shipping was free to my door and was 90% assembled. Now here’s the thing. I’m no weight weenie but there are many heavy components on this bike which brings it up to 22lbs. Looking for the best bang for buck weight reduction ideas. The bike will mainly be ridden on the road and not gravel trails.
by CatzDadz
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>Looking for the best bang for buck weight reduction ideas
1. tires and inner tubes
2. wheels
3. perhaps cranks, i don’t see what you have, but the difference between something low cost and something entry level but from a good groupset can be 500g…
least differences you’ll see in weight are for handlebars, stem and seat post…
Wheels can knock off a pound, and you’ll feel it immediately.
Better tires should also be a consideration. Better tires are lighter and faster rolling, it’s an immediate upgrade(and not huge on price). Also considering going tubeless.
I wouldn’t worry about weight until you need to replace something that’s broken or worn out. Typically wheels and tires are your biggest bag for buck, but again, I would wait until you need to replace them. You’ll spend more than the total cost of your bike to shave 2lbs off…
On a separate note, I think you should move one spacer from below to above your stem. You don’t want to clamp the stem too close to the end of the steerer tube of a carbon fork.
How do you like the bike? the deal is very slick and wondered the same to upgrade this from my poseidon. I do have GRX components on my X but this bike looks interesting
Mine comes today! Will be quite a change from my 100% mountain biking for the last 3 years. But I do have road racing in my history.
Oh cool it already comes with tubless valves!
That’s a sweet setup, the extras like the toolkit and the sealant are great additions. If I was in the market right now I’d definitely snap one of those up
Great deals at Costco for Intense brand bikes until March 3rd, 2024.
Gravel bike for $1,500.
XC bike for $1,800.
Trail bike for $2,000.
https://www.costco.com/bicycles.html
Cheapest, fastest and easiest is TPU tubes. Half a pound for about less than $30. Tubeless would be about the same weight, but way more expensive (to set up from nothing) and more complex. Tires are next, carbon seatpost, and then wheels. Probably about 2-3 pounds savings, but would cost you about $1000 or more in total
I’m glad there are more options than ever to get people into the sport and out on the trail.
Mines coming in tomorrow! Very excited to see the quality.
I wouldn’t worry about weight. If you’re an avid MTBer, unless you’re running a stupidly light XC bike this thing will feel like a rocket compared to a trail/Enduro bike. 22lb is actually pretty good for a stock build, especially for that cheap. Maybe swap tires to line up with what terrain you want to ride and then go tubeless. Beyond that just replace things as they wear
Does anybody have insights on geometry of this bike. Costco website just listed suggested sizing based of rider height. Knowing stack and reach would be great if anyone has found it?
welcome to the dark side pal, enjoy!
Saddle and seatpost are another option to consider. That post probably has several inches of thick aluminum tube in the frame longer than what you need, so you could trim it. A nicer post will probably have more a supple ride and be quite a bit lighter. The used market is full of these. Obviously, don’t buy something that has already been beaten to death.
Unless that stock saddle is oddly comfortable, swapping to something that suits your butt better is an opportunity to get something lighter as well.
22lbs is fine, don’t worry about it. If speed is your concern, I’ve passed people riding carbon bikes up hills with my steel gravel bike. Fitness is a much more impactful and easier thing to obtain then shaving down the weight on an already decently light bike.
I’d be curious on a breakdown of the weight for different components. 23lbs for a carbon bike seems heavy from what I’ve read online, but I also don’t know what the typical bike weight is.
Any issues with the break pads rubbing the rotors?
I wouldn’t worry about weight too much with this bike except when you are replacing components for wear. You’re never gonna get it to be super light and honestly the weight won’t matter that much.
If you want to, go for it, but IMO you don’t buy a bike like this with weight as a concern (it’s an awesome bike just never gonna be super light and I don’t see the point trying)
Is anyone looking into carbon wheels on this?
I bought the 1X, and thinking maybe will wanting to swap to carbon wheels down the road sometimes, would elite wheels be a good option? which ones fit on the 1x?
Can you update when you ride it? Give your thoughts on it? I’m super tempted by this bike.
You’re just gonna have to get used to the weight, I have a salsa cutthroat and it’s all carbon and still almost 25 pounds
They need to be able to take a beating
u/CatzDadz , what size did you end up buying?