BMX - Lightest bike

I wish I had friends.

you suck balls

Don't make me put my foot up your ass.

you suck balls

Now, now. Be nice. If he actually did that, he'd probably have a few friends. Let's keep it clean on the forum so this thread doesn't get deleted too.

i wasn't serious. i was trying to entertain myself

i have a free*agent maverick all striped down to a 30T DK chain wheel, nyquest bars no brakes 3/8th axel SUN blackbox rims (came with 14mm unsealed) and i think its somewhere in the neighborhood of 17-19 lbs they run dirt cheap but their ugly **** with the maverick graphics so clean them right off

try about 25-30 lbs

Yeah. That frame probably weighs 5-6lbs. The forks maybe like 3,and wheels combined like 5. No way it weighs 19lbs. Only 20lb bikes i've seen are old school.

i have a free*agent maverick all striped down to a 30T DK chain wheel, nyquest bars no brakes 3/8th axel SUN blackbox rims (came with 14mm unsealed) and i think its somewhere in the neighborhood of 17-19 lbs they run dirt cheap but their ugly **** with the maverick graphics so clean them right off

I bet the body dysmorphic chicks are banging down your door to get at that scale you're using there. That's about what my carbon / OX platinum road bike weighs.

Maybe his bike has carbon fibre headset spacers? That lightens it up.

Carbon Fibre Headset Spacers are what I rock!

Maybe his bike has carbon fibre headset spacers? That lightens it up.

My LeMond came with a carbon steerer tube cap. So even if he's got carbon headset spacers (which I also have, of course), I'm still lighter. :p

I'll see your carbon top cap and raise you an SRP kit for the rear derailleur - a Ti pivot bolt, aluminum pulley bolts, and ti pinch bolt.

I'll see your carbon top cap and raise you an SRP kit for the rear derailleur - a Ti pivot bolt, aluminum pulley bolts, and ti pinch bolt.

I'll see your Ti bitties and raise you a carbon bottle cage!

D'oh! I fold.

hahaha me too!........948

That ti pinch bolt does save a gram though.

i was just saying that carbon fiber in my opinion shouldnt be used for bmx bikes. its not strong enough for some of the things people do on it.

i was just saying that carbon fiber in my opinion shouldnt be used for bmx bikes. its not strong enough for some of the things people do on it.

WRONG...carbon fiber is STRONGER than steel in terms of load capacity. If it's well made it absolutely WILL NOT BREAK unless the epoxy matrix or textile structure is damaged. The reason you don't run carbon on a BMX bike is because people crash and when you crash, things get scratched, scraped, abraded...all the sorts of stresses carbon is not designed to handle.

Which brings us back to titanium... with CF headset spacers, of course.

thats what i was trying to say. there not strong when you crash. like chromoly.

thats what i was trying to say. there not strong when you crash. like chromoly.

It won't necessarily break when you crash, either. It's not load forces that break carbon, that's a really common misconception. It's not at all 'brittle' or 'weak'. But it's suceptible to sharp, direct impacts like hitting it with a hammer or dropping it on concrete, which will crack it and cause it to *become* brittle and weak.

i think I own the lightest bike around:
Kink Empire Revision B frame
S&M Pitchfork oversized 14mm
Alex triple wall stock 48 spoke wheel set
Profile cranks
Kink 44 tooth sprocket
Kink oversized chain
Standard Bars
Primo Casket stem...
ya about 40+ pounds.

thats a biggen!!!!!!

larry alverados new bike is at 25 lbs flat with four pegs and no brakes

that dude has the biggest shoes on

ummmm, kid had a cielinskcesia frame and pretty much all race/ti parts 18 pounds total, rediculous