Originally Posted by
TimothyH
Nobody is worried about anything and [MENTION=393713]bonsai171[/MENTION] isn't talking about a minuscule amount of weight.
Just standing on the side of the trail Dave and I were able to point to several pounds of extra weight on his bike - 400 gram tires, heavy tubes, boat anchor seatpost and bottom bracket, etc. Cranks are just part of that, that's all.
He is a thin, athletic guy and will benefit from a lighter bike.
His old cranks are converted road cranks anyway and worth upgrading for looks alone.
-Tim-
Sounds about right
IIRC the tange bb i'm currently using was 540g by itself. Even if the SRAM Omnium is 826g by itself and the bb is 106g, adding up the weights-
Sugino VP130 + BB = 1245g
Omnium + BB = 932g
The difference between these setups is almost 3/4 of a pound! I guess my mind is made up
Probably worth an email to SRAM for clarification-although I don't see a way to do that on their site.
The Omniums will take any 144bcd chainring too, right? Seen some information on sram having a proprietary chainring thickness (5mm) and possible compatibility issues.. Maybe someone has experience with this?
Maybe if I can stop eating cookies I can loose 5-10 lbs too ha.
Dave