Gary Fisher Sales Rep’s Rig
May 5th, 2006 by Tim GrahlAnother set of pictures coming out of Freewheel bike. This is their Gary Fisher sales rep’s 29er Rig.
This should dispel some myths that you can’t build a light 29” bike. This bike really weighs less than 20 pounds! It has the new Bontrager Jones XR tires in 1.8” width and Bontrager XXX-lite Wheels spaced out to 135mm for a mountain bike frame. It also has a host of Bontrager carbon goodies to keep the weight to a bare minimum.
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Aaaah, that’s nice!
Perhaps I should have posted my 18.7lb/8.5kg XL geared 29″ bike
Mine’s not half as nice though, but it’s mine.
Funny to note that there is a Pace 29er on there instead of the Bontrager fork supposedly in the works.
: )
Haha, sharp thinking!
Wait till the On-One carbon fork is out. For those that like snappy handling without the nervousness of steep head tube angles. I’ve ridden a Fisher with a similar fork (geometry), and it’s really REALLY nice.
A friend now has a steel On-One fork on his Fisher Rig, actually.
On-One bars are already stock on Haro 29″er, perhaps they can make a deal with Fisher for a rigid bike now Bontrager is a couple years behind schedule with their fork
I’m sure the quality level from On-One would be better too. I’ve had nothing but problems from Bontrager freehubs, tires, and saddles.
Hmmm. 1.8″ tire = 45.7mm. 20/24 wheel spoking. Lotsa carbon. Sounds like a cyclocross bike with flat bars to me. 20 lbs. isn’t all that impressive for a ‘cross bike, Especially a singlespeed. And I sure wouldn’t sit on that seat for very long!
The fella that runs Mill Town Cyclery built one up with the carbon rimmed XXXlite wheels and all the bits with a weight of under 18 lbs! He had it posted on mtbr.com quite some time ago now.
Everyone needs to take a time out
Light Light Light
WHATEVER
This will be my “official” rant on “light”
I’m intrested to see what one good hard crash in the rocks will do to this bike. Seriously.
Just because you can raid Trek”s parts bin doesnt men it works in reality. I have toasted $130 saddles in 1 ride (impact…poor skills)
I’m not trying to be a hater, or a nay sayer, but if you wanted a sweet super duper ultra mega whammy light bike, you might consider something with smaller wheels? Give it up already.
It’s a bike. You ride it. You have fun.
Tune the engine, not the chassis.
Skip a burger.
Give up cheese. (…like you really could…)
Stop the madness. 29erism is not the way to kick your buddy’s a$$e$ on race day.
It’s in your heart.
So quit it already
…End of rant…
You say, “Everyone needs to take a time out” and then you go off? Pot calling Kettle. Come in Kettle!
As for cheese: “I can’t help it, Gromit. The fact is, I’m crackers about cheese!”
Just trying to show folks that a light bike can be built using 29 inch wheels. Is that a crime? Sheesh!
So I’m a pretty little pot.
But re-spacing a 130mm wheel set?
That’s where the lid comes off the pot. Intended purpose? Real world reliability? Think full suspension circa 1998. Stop the nonsense.
BTW, I did preface that I was going to rant…:-)
Defenseless against cheese
You’re right TM. Still, having a light bike is fun. A light singlespeed is like a thin armoured tank, but still, fun.
My wife’s Niner One 9 sits at 19.5lbs with Pace fork and DISC brakes.
GT - The new toy is a Ti Carbon bike with 32 spoke wheels and disc brakes in a true 19″ frame. 20.5 lbs. I’ll shoot you some pics when it’s done.
Ben
Sexy, but heavy for a single speed.
My coworker has a Stumpjumper 29″ ran as a 1×9 , in a 19″ that weighs the same and with disc brakes.
My 21″ STEEL Spot single speed with a STEEL fork with 26″ wheels weight a pound more, and I had a downhill seat and Ciuss cages on it.
Granted, weight isn’t everything (I ride a Karate Monkey for #&@ sake) but I am surprised that that bike weighs as much as it does.