who agrees with me when i say that in BMXing, the weight of a bike isn't a big issue? i noticed on this forum, people are pretty focused on how light everything is, when i can do the same tricks on my bike as i can on a bike twice as heavy. who agrees with me?

I rode a 45 pound bike for a few years. I could do the exact same stuff, but the fact of the matter is that it's a lot more tiring to ride a 45 pound bike than a bike that's 15-20 pounds lighter than that. Also, it's lot less trouble to carry a lighter bike back up a set of stairs, and it's easier to load 4+ bikes on a bike rack with lighter bikes, because they won't pass the weight limit.

sure, i agree, but for the actual riding of the bike...

For the actual riding of the bike, it doesn't matter that much, but it definitely helps on tailwhips and airs, among other things.

thanks for the input man. you definately know your stuff. (no sarcasm)

Weight is not a HUGE issue - it should not be that much of a focus over getting high quality and durable parts. There is a huge difference between a 30 pound bike and a 45 pound bike. But, not much difference in a 30 pound bike vs. a 33 pound bike. Those 3 pounds may make your bike last twice as long....

or it may cost your 1,000 bucks to take those 3 pounds off your bike to keep the strength the same.

When I was in high school, I dropped from 132 pounds to 118 pounds in 10 days. That's about HALF the weight of my bike. I was already fairly skinny but working out took off 14 pounds that quick...

If you really are weight concious then go on a diet and stop worrying about how much your bike weighs. It is important to a point to NOT have overweight stuff on your bike. But, spending a fortune on light components is a waste of money for sure. Spend the money on quality first, weight second.

ie: You have the chance to get 2 wheelsets. The first is a strong, chrome plated wheelset with a good set of hubs - 5 pound - $250.00. The other wheelset is the newest carbon fiber based wheelset but uses a regular freewheel and your brakes will be non-existent... Oh, and you don't know it, but the rim could easily shatter if you come down a little hard on a landing - 3 pounds - $250.00

People see the weight and the same cost and buy it instead of sucking up the extra weight and having a much better/more durable product.

why in hell would you possible use a carbon wheelset for bmx

Weight is a matter because if you land harder if u have more weight. My frount Alex y22 rim (double walled) is flat spotted caz my bike weights heeps. i dont know how much pounds but it weights about 10 - 15kg

My bike, that I just weighed before posting this weighs and exact 47 pounds. When I rode it I couldn't realy tell that it was way above the average weight, so there's no need for me to quick go and replace half my bike for light parts. But when I eventualy get a lighter bike it will seem a lot lighter than your bikes feel to you because I have been riding such a heavy bike. That should be fun.

I don't think weight is as huge of an issue as people make it out to be. But at the same time you need to be smart about what is the most effective way to save weight as well as be realistic about weight savings vs. durability. There is definitley a certain point where the weight saved is not worth the decreased reliability.

My bike is 32 and damn strong. I used to ride a bike closer to 45. I only thing I ever did to intentionally lighten my bike was to cut my seat post. I just got newer parts that were getting lighter and lighter. And the first time I built up my bike it had every part kink made except the chain tensioners and that was before they made ANYTHING lighter than heavy.

My bike is 32 and damn strong. I used to ride a bike closer to 45. I only thing I ever did to intentionally lighten my bike was to cut my seat post. I just got newer parts that were getting lighter and lighter. And the first time I built up my bike it had every part kink made except the chain tensioners and that was before they made ANYTHING lighter than heavy.
That, in my opinion, is exactly how everyone should do it.

As you get better and more knowledge of bmx and what you want in parts, then you can make well informed intelligent decisions of stuff to upgrade on your bike and do it over time. Good wheels, good cranks, good stem, good post, good....

Anyway, it may take a few years to really get your bike dialed with killer parts, but if you do it all yourself then you learn so much about your bike and you are more likely to actually know why you are replacing certain parts.

In a magazine, It shows a comparison between cromo parts and Ti parts...to upgrade a few things and shave off 2 pounds, it costed $530.