Finally... Risse Shocks install - Photos

[jinder]

Big Thank you to Dennis for the front shock!

Here are some photos I took with my 20D.

[kiwi]

Jinder is this the 97 risse (the rear one) with the integrated cone to fit the strut?

[will]

Now that's gotta be one of the five coolest bicycles I've ever seen. That's a "factory" looking install of those shocks.

How's the weight now? [smiley=groucho.gif]

How bad would that sucker be with XTR hubs/discs?  [smiley=nod.gif]

[jeffhop]

jinder that looks awesome m8, ive got to get the paint off my frame as the polished look is superb. ive got the nr4 shock you sold me fitted now, i made up some nylatron bushes at work and reamed out the shock to fit the ods spacer tube, ive only had a quick spin round the block but the back end feels soooooo much plusher than the ods, ive got to get to the woods and get it set up but its a whole load better. thanks a million.

[Dennis]

Jinder,

the bike looks great. I'm glad the Risse on the front finally found a home. It had been rattling around my desk for quite a while.

I esp. like how you put your name on the fork, very nice looking.

Good luck with it! It looks great.

[smiley=groucho.gif]

[jinder]

thanks guys!!!

kiwi...  yes, I believe it is.  I ordered it directly from Risse so it must be.

Will...  Thanks man!  Yes, it is very light... I will weigh it tonight and relay the info to you.  I do have XTR hubs on her...I love this bike so much.

Jeff...  you are so welcome, in fact thank you!  I am glad you like the NR-4.  It has a 600lb spring on it...if you try a 450 or a 500lb it might be more plush.  I would love to see some photos too!

Dennis....  your the man!  thanks so much for the front Risse...it is working so well.  Ionit (Alex) made me the stickers for my forks, smart idea - thanks Alex!

[shovelon]

Wow!

If those shocks work half as good as they look, you are a winner. I bet you lost a couple of pounds to boot.

Nice,
Terry

[jinder]

Thanks Terry!

The bike is now 23.6lbs - so I did get rid of some weight there!

I'll get an XTR crank next year and lighten her up a bit more...

[shovelon]

NO WAY DUDE!  



NUTS, 23.6 lbs.!  [smiley=furious.gif]



AWE DANG! Looks sweet and is light.  



OK, I am calming down now. Wow.  



Love it.



Terry

[jeffhop]

23.6lbs!!!  thats a good 13 lbs lighter than my xpx. i know my forks weigh more than yours (2lbs ish) and the shock will be heavier than yours (probably another 1lb) that leaves 10lb! ive got reasonably light weight wheels in the alex vectra d2`s, so i guess most of the weight difference must be the frame ( cant see the disc breaks making that  much difference in weight to vee`s)  i have carbon bars ,use post , race face stem, ac cranks with lx rings, xt mechs, so im really at a loss as to where so much extra weight has come from. must be heavy paint!!  ha  its definately time to lose the paint!!!

[proflex252]

37 lbs?? For a XPX??

Just had a look in your gallery. Can't be!!!

My Disco Monkey weights the same but it has 2 lbs tyres each, the fork weights about 6 lbs, a 2 lbs shock and it's got all those not leight weight parts on it. It's a FR bike with 170mm travel front and rear and 180mm rotors lousie fr.

So, what happend? Did you fill your frame with lead?

My 853 weights about 26 lbs, my 5000 exactly 27 lbs with a lot of travel front and rear and I have no other bike weighting more than 31 lbs.

Could it be that your weighting machine is crashed?

[jeffhop]

hmmmmmmm i think somewhere down the line the scales i used might have been telling porkies. ive just put the bike on the bathroom scales and come up with about 31/32 lbs, would that be about right? the scales i used before were industrial ones that were supposed to be highly accurate. fortunalely i dont work their anymore so i cant try them again (hated the place) but i much preffer the new weight anyway.  

[proflex252]

31 to 32 sounds much better.

Still a bit heavy but I think this is due to all that mudcatcher stuff and those things. So it ought to be OK.

[jinder]

Yes, I swear the honest truth...  23.6lbs   I measure it again and it was 23.9lbs (got some mud on her).

She is a dream to ride

[proflex252]

No prob! I believe you.
But I'm envious, jealous and I burst with envy!!!!

I still wonder why my 5000 is that heavy.

I'm using (all weights meassured on my kitchen scale if I say the exact weight):
Proflex 5000 frame size 20 inch (2500 gram without the shock due to TI main pivot bolt and all other bolts are TI, too)
NR 2 shock with TI spring (410 gram)
a custom made carbon saddle/post combi (250 gram)
tune wuerger seatclamp (45 gram, alu, TI)
a complete XTR 9 shifters, drive and brakes (don't know the weight, but should not be the heaviest on the market)
spinergy spox (1650 gram)
schwalbe big jims 2.25 (570 gram each)
schwalbe x light tubes (shall be 123 gram each)
RS Psylo Race (1770 gram)
Easton Monkey Lite SL bar (129 gram)
Ritchey WCS stem (some 120 gram, forgotten the exact weight)
syncros ahead set (some 120 or 130 gram)
foam grips (40 gram)
gore ride on (don't know the weight but shall be lighter than the shimano liners but heavier than nokons)
carbon bottle cage (20 gram including aluminum bolts)
shimano spd 858 (light enough I'd say)
carbon brake booster (some 120 or 150 gram but very stiff)
a fuckin normal chain (u can't save much weight on the chain)

Why is my bike still that heavy?
12.3 kg or some 27 lbs!!!
how much more money do I have to spend to get it down to 11.5 kg?
Or to your weight at 10.7 kg?

A bike test in the last "bike" magazin (Germany) showed several bikes with a lot of travel, very stiff, fat tires, disc brakes and those fucking bikes were lighter than mine, they said! Why?!?

Am I wrong or are they?