Mountain Biking - weight

does any1 kno about how much these bikes weigh....
norco torrent
norco rampage
norco sasquatch
thanks...
srry for the random questions....

And also does it take alot of weight off if i ride with just a rear disc brake and remove the front derailer....about how much lbs?

No offence but if you are concerned with weight get a xc bike. Those bikes are burly for a reason. You aren't going to run a front brake :eek: on trails :eek:...if you remove the front deraileur you will need a chainguide which weighs more.

One thing I know makes a HUGE difference is the Sasquatch has hayes mech. These calipers weight a tonne and I would NOT buy this bike with those discs...that is the only way I would be bothered saving weight :)

as an example the caliper itself weights more than BOTH front and rear hayes hydro brake systems (caliper and lever and hose)

I second the comments made on the bikes by Maelstrom. I trust he knows those bike better than I do.

You definitely don't want to be riding around with only a rear brake. The same goes for the front. Riding with just a rear brake will have you skidding around and trying to get traction to slow down when you want to stop and having only a front will have you either going over the handlebars or having problems slowing down under control. Removing the front derrailluer will not save you any signifigant amount of weight that would be noticeable on those bikes. Go for an XC bike if you are worried about weight. The best bet would be to go to a shop that stocks those bikes and actually pick them up and ride them around to compare how the weight feels in reality.

-Moab

I thrid Maelstrom's comments. Call norco up and ask, but get a nice hardtail if your a weigh weenie.

Those bikes are burly for a reason
Which leads to the question: why those bikes? Are you doing the kind of riding where you need a beefy bike? If so, a cross country hardtail won't do and you probably shouldn't worry too much about weight.
I know people with 40 pound bikes who can't safely afford to make anything lighter and people with 23 pound bikes who are always looking for lighter pieces to use because they can.

Where ever you decide to shave grams make sure it's not on critical parts like QR skewers if you run a front disc brake on a fork that doesn't have a bolt-on. Skip the Ti models and get the XT models with the steel axles.

The basic rule is that when something is light then it breaks. Racing components and racing bikes are very good for races but they are utterly crap for everyday use. Racers dont give a damn if something breaks after a race.they only care to last for the race. It is like F1 cars. They are the best cars on earth but they last only 2 hours.

Bout the front brake- about 75% of braking power comes from the front, so yes, skidding all over the place