Here's a real nice wheelset currently for sale on ebay if Steven's
offer doesn't work out: http://www.ebay.com/itm/311373354375 XTR hubs,
28 spoke front, 32 rear, look unused.
On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 9:44 PM, wrote:
> Thanks cyclotourist and patrick, this is good info for me too pass along. I
>
Thanks cyclotourist and patrick, this is good info for me too pass along. I
suspect many of the parts on her bike are over 20 years old and while they work
fine, a slight upgrade could do wonders to improve the wieildiness of the bike.
Jason
> On Jun 6, 2015, at 9:34 PM, cyclotourist wrote:
Getting a lighter frame (at some expense) wouldn't help out that much,
especially if she likes the bike. As PM noted, lightening up the
wheels might get her more bang for her buck. A 28 spoke go-fast
wheelset would lighten the bike, and let her spin up to speed a bit
faster. Light wheels, ligher cr
I forgot to add that my 55 cm XO1 went through several iterations,
including a "gofast" stage, at which point I got the weight down to about
20 lb IIRC. The Sun M14A wheelset and 190 gram 559X1" Turbo tires, plus the
Topline Superlight triple and Speedplays, helped a great deal. No rack or
fenders,
If I recall my brother's 59 cm XO2 correctly, it wasn't that much heavier
than my 55 cm XO1; I daresay the frameset was a lb or 2 more, but it was
not an inherently heavy bike *and* it is one of the few decent
road-bike-like designs build for 559 wheels.
One option would be to lighten some of the
Jason, I have a nice set of Phil wheels, rims are unmarked but I think they
are Sun CR 18 rims, 23 mm wide, 36 spokes, 135 oln, freewheel, $200, plus
shipping, could include a 7 speed freewheel, 13-34, if interested. Thanks,
Steve
On Saturday, June 6, 2015, wrote:
> My short height (5'2")friend
My short height (5'2")friend is riding a Bridgestone XO2 in the 42cm size, a 48
would fit, but only because of the 559 wheels. The one complaint about her
current bike is that it is so heavy, especially in the back half (unloaded) She
works in SF and her commute involves stairs and carrying the
