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Thread: My wifes Giant Talon 29er Build Thread

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    My wifes Giant Talon 29er Build Thread

    We do it for jeeps... why not for bikes too? Hell, you'd be surprised how much money you can spend in mods for bikes (don't ask how much my Easton wheelset was )

    So here she is in stock form. ALL 31.28 lbs of her!





    Weight Reduction Summary:
    Starting weight = 31.28 lbs
    1x9 conversion = 30.40 lbs (<.88)
    Tubeless Conversion = 30.10 lbs (<.30)
    Marzocchi fork = 28.74 lbs (<1.36)
    Easton Wheelset = 27.38 lbs (<1.36)
    Last edited by Matt; 01-22-2012 at 12:52 PM.

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    Next up was to install (most of) her Christmas presents...

    Grips
    Bottle Cage
    TIME Atac Z pedals (my old ones lol)
    Inner (Truvativ) & Outer (BBG) Bashguards
    Blackspire Mono Veloce SS chainring
    .... and to remove her front gears












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    So now, with these parts installed we dropped her down to 30.40 lb... a good .88 lb reduction






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    Next up is a used 2010 Marzocchi 44 Micro Ti fork that I scored on eBay for a price i couldn't pass up!!

    The fork came set at 120mm travel so I just broke it down to install a spacer, thereby making it 100mm travel. It's not on the bike yet because I'm waiting for the oil to get there. I had to order the oil because no one locally had what I needed













    ^^ Last picture there has the reverse spring assembly back together with the addition spacer (towards the right of the picture)

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    Coming up:

    Tubeless conversion
    Marz-44 Install

    I'm hoping that those two mods will get her down to under 29.5 lb. I could have went with a lighter fork like the Rockshox Reba, but even used versions of those were $350-$400. That Marz was $260 shipped.. so if its .25 lb heavier than the Reba, we'll suffer! lol

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    take the air out of her tires, that will drop the weight!

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    I didn't take the air out of her tires.... but i did take the tubes out!!



    Tubeless conversion dropped .30 pounds.... went from 30.40 to 30.10... getting closer to that 29 lb mark!!


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    BIG time weight savings by changing out the fork!!!

    Stock fork = 5.80
    Marz 44 = 4.44
    Weight Savings = 1.36

    Estimated weight after fork change = 30.10 - 1.36 = 28.74



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    Start:



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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt View Post
    Estimated weight after fork change = 30.10 - 1.36 = 28.74
    ... very impressed by this $12 scale i bought!!




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