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Originally Posted by bikesinmud
This is going to be a great thread to keep my eyes on. I also have been thinking of putting my endo on a diet. My goal is 26lb for a large. I can easily knock off 3 lbs off the 33lb total and get it to sub 30 by replacing the CCDB with a RP23 and the Lyrik coil with a Thor. Then there's the Atlas cranks, bar, stem, to be replaced with Deus and XTR, which should be good for another 3lbs.
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Hey bikesinmud:
I'm sure that you've seen this, but just in case, here is our 26 pound Endorphin that was on display at Interbike:
http://www.mtbr.com/TRP_16_409_3crx.aspx
This bike
could go lighter, but we wanted to have "real" parts on it - not stupid parts that shave grams, but also sacrifice performance and / or reliability.
Here's the component list:
Knolly Endorphin frame
Fox RP23 HV rear shock
Fox 32 Float 150mm w/ 15mm TA fork
Cane Creek 110 headset
Chromag Ranger Stem 1.125" and 31.8mm
Raceface Deus Lowriser Carbon Bar 31.8mm
Lizard Skins Charger grips with custom KNOLLY graphics
Thomson Elite 31.6mm seat post
WTB Devo Saddle with Ti rails
Chromag Aluminum seat quick release
Magura Marta SL Brakeset with 160mm rotors F & R
SRAM X-0 Shifters
SRAM X-0 rear derailleur (long cage)
Shimano XTR front derailleur
Shimano XTR 11 - 34 rear cassette
SRAM PC-991 chain
Raceface Next Carbon crankset
Crank Brothers 4Ti Eggbeater pedals
Industry 9 Ultralite wheelset with Stans 355 rims: front hub 15mm TA; rear hub 10mm thru-bolt with DT Swiss WRS axle
Maxxis Crossmark 2.1 Foldable tires (non-UST)
Maxxis Ultralite Tubes
Weight: 25.9 pounds
I hope that gives you some ideas on where to start - post it up once you're done! Cheers!