Originally Posted by
LarDasse74
How many people are actually removing cogs from their downhill bikes? It can't be too common to lose that much practicality for 3 oz of weight savings.
I did it not because it made any sense, which it didn't, but because I wanted to see if I could. That and I was able to customize the exact gears for a route I rode 6X per week.
Here is a photo of the setup. Can't see the cluster but it was 4 gears and a bunch of spacers with a 53 front.