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big_air_sully

06-13-03, 07:41 PM

hey , i got quite the crappy bike but im gettin the new Kona Scrap but not until september fer some odd reason. Any ways is there anything i can do to change my bike around just make its lighter andything i can remove? its a raleigh ambush

Maelstrom

06-13-03, 07:54 PM

You can usually save a lot of weight in the tires. Maybe dump the front shifter and only run one chainring...Cut the seatpost if you have a lot of the post burried in the seattube. Those are the only ones that popped into my head.

dumpstervegan

06-13-03, 08:03 PM

You could convert to a fixed-gear or single-speed (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed-conversion.html). I dropped SOOO much weight.

live311

06-13-03, 09:18 PM

Get a new set of wheels and tires. I recommend pre-built Mavic 517 rims with Shimano XT hubs and some quality kevlar tires of your choice. You'll feel the difference after the first pedal stroke. Other than that I wouldn't pour another cent into your old bike.