Originally Posted by
mrchristian
Kind of indirect and not related to the bike, but you could always buy a new helmet. I ditched a clunker Bell that I had ridden the hell out of for a high end Giro. Saved about a 120g, plus its not on top of your head which is a plus. Not to mention lots of comfortable airflow.
Screw the tubes and go tubeless. Save a bunch of weight and get less flats too. As soon as my tires go i'm getting the Stan's "Crow" tire. Tons of weight savings without having to buy a new wheelset.
Tubeless doesn't always save weight. If he isn't on tubeless rims (which aren't always lighter...) he'll have to use Stan's or something similar. And the same tires tubeless compared to tubed are heavier.
Stan's "the crow" might work well for him, if he happens to be somewhere where a tire with nearly no tread works well... Or if he is someone (like me) who changes tires fairly often, and really doesn't want to hassle with sealant gunk, and a lessor variety of tire availability with tubeless tires.