Canondale Judge, dh bike
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From: Knee deep in beer. subabrew crew, ca.
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Nice bike for sure but I hate to burst your weight bubble. You won't even loose 11 OUNCES by stripping the paint let alone pounds.
You're talking about at most 150-200 GRAMS of weight savings. I used to race mountain bikes and two of my buddies were cross country racers and total weight weanies. Not to mention that I worked in a shop for a while.
The most I've ever heard of someone actually getting in weight is 300grams. So what... 2 ounces?
Either way.. it's sick DH bike. I have an azonic that I'm looking to get out of but it's not what you're looking for.
You're talking about at most 150-200 GRAMS of weight savings. I used to race mountain bikes and two of my buddies were cross country racers and total weight weanies. Not to mention that I worked in a shop for a while.
The most I've ever heard of someone actually getting in weight is 300grams. So what... 2 ounces?
Either way.. it's sick DH bike. I have an azonic that I'm looking to get out of but it's not what you're looking for.
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From: norcal
Car Info: 2004 STI
Yeah. That is a typo. It should be 1.1-1.3 lbs weight saved. You can look online and see others have shaved that much off this frame.
http://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listco...threadid=12959
These frames come heavily powder coated from Cannondale to protect it from rocks, especially the down tube.
http://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listco...threadid=12959
These frames come heavily powder coated from Cannondale to protect it from rocks, especially the down tube.
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From: Knee deep in beer. subabrew crew, ca.
Car Info: MY04 aspen wrx wagon.
I used to race a cannondale. They're definitely obsessed with beauty... hence the cleaned up welds. My frame was 3.1 pounds I think or 3.3. One or the other. Miss that bike. Some bastard stole it.
Yeah my math went side ways at the gram to ounce point. LOL!
Sick *** bike though dude. I hope someone buys it. I'd love to snag it up but I'm contemplating buying a forester XT and I don't think you'd want my bike in trade... though it is a half decent build.
Someone buy this...
Oh side note... did you coat the frame with anything?
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From: norcal
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No coating on it. It gets a religious cleaning after every ride including a blow dry. I've been wanting to use some 0000 steel wool on it to finish it up, bit haven't got around to it.
I've know quite a few competitive riders who all have stripped frames (where I got this one from) and don't have issues with their frames, and they ride way harder than I do and I'm a nut.
I've know quite a few competitive riders who all have stripped frames (where I got this one from) and don't have issues with their frames, and they ride way harder than I do and I'm a nut.
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