You can pull another pound off the bike by going with Schwalbe Stelvios / small tubes. I think the savings per tire over the shipped tires with the IXNS was around 250g (150g tube, 460g tire vs. 100g + 200g). PS - you've already seen some of the detailed weights someone else had posted?
I'll be looking more seriously at tires, when I wear these out. Even the Marathons were, if I remember correctly 50-100g lighter than the kendas.
Yes, I used the weights as an initial guide. They were also very close to the weights I got for the same items.
Loch several questions.
Where did you get your Dahon quill? (model number? on doing a search I saw a few different available.)
The dahon quill is off of my old speed pro, I have a new one on order from thorusa.com
Is it any shorter or taller than the stem it replaced?
It is taller by quite-a-bit
Is the top diameter the same size?
No, it is a 1 inch
How much more reach do you think it gave you (because of the angle) over the stock stem?
about 1- 1.5 inches (25-40 mm)
Thanks.
The IXFrontSusp. has a longer frame.
(Thanks for posting info & fotos!)
Yes I really like the IX frame, if only it had a rigid aluminum fork, your welcome.
Loch, by the way, your bike is awesome - great mods! Looks fantastic
Thank you, It was really fun to do.