Lightest muni?

[tomtrevor]

I've seen threads around before about 'the ultimate muni', though most
of these unis are bomb proof they seem to weigh quite a bit.

So I am just wondering what the lightest muni around is? Something that
is still quite strong though.

I find that a lighter muni helps rolling hoping distance and height,
plus it also helps with the many many hills I have to ride up.

Here is mine, it weighs just a tad over 6kg with a brake:

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[johnfoss]

Probably the Roger Davies carbons. I don't know the weight of mine
offhand, but because it has a Suzue hub, "normal" alloy cranks and
other lightweight parts, it's way lighter than a KH. Mine has a
suspension seat post on it, which adds a little weight though it's also
aluminum.

Problem with the lightest MUni? At least in my case, it doesn't fit
wide tires. I think I have a 2.1" tire on there now. A 2.6" would never
fit. In other words, light isn't everything...


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[musketman]

Yeah, I used to care about weight alot. Over the last year it seems Ive
been making my uni heavier. I dont even think about weight anymore. I
just put the strongest best parts on that I can find. I dont care if
they weigh alot. Its a muni, so the more weight makes it feel like a
tank! And it rides like one aswell. Go anywhere and do anything.
Well...almost. I may look into a LM rim next. My uni weight 16.5 lbs as
it is. Its a 26" though. So with a LM rim it'll probably weight 17.5
lbs.


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[tomtrevor]

musketman wrote:
> Yeah, I used to care about weight alot. Over the last year it seems Ive
> been making my uni heavier. I dont even think about weight anymore. I
> just put the strongest best parts on that I can find. I dont care if
> they weigh alot. Its a muni, so the more weight makes it feel like a
> tank! And it rides like one aswell. Go anywhere and do anything.
> Well...almost. I may look into a LM rim next. My uni weight 16.5 lbs as
> it is. Its a 26" though. So with a LM rim it'll probably weight 17.5
> lbs.



Yea, I think I will probably slowly make my uni heavier as I upgrade
parts, though I really like the weight of it at the moment. I find it
much better than the Qu-Ax muni. The extra few kilo's really keep you
stuck to the track making it harder to hop, but the bigger tire makes
it easier to roll over logs.

I used to want to get a LM rim but not so much anymore, I like how it
makes the tire really flat giving you more traction and bounce. I have
never used or even seen one so I dont know what it would be like, but I
can't imagine it being much better than say a KH rim that is 47mm wide.


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[musketman]

Yeah, I have a 26" Alex dx32 rim right now. That's only 38mm wide. So if
I upgrade rims I think ill go big and wide. Either a Sun Doublewide, or
the Large Marge.


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[unisk8r]

For those in doubt about buying a LargeMarge, try finding someone who
has one, and ride it. Then decide. Or at least try to see one in
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[MuniAddict]

My MUni setup weighs about 17 lbs, so that *may* be why I'm not getting
as much height on my rolling hops and especially the stair-jumps I've
been doing.


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[MuniAddict]

tomtrevor wrote:
> I've seen threads around before about 'the ultimate muni', though most
> of these unis are bomb proof they seem to weigh quite a bit.
>
> So I am just wondering what the lightest muni around is? Something that
> is still quite strong though.
>
> I find that a lighter muni helps rolling hoping distance and height,
> plus it also helps with the many many hills I have to ride up.
>
> Here is mine, it weighs just a tad over 6kg with a brake:
>
> '[image: http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6056/uni1wo9.jpg]'
> (http://imageshack.us)

Hmmm, I don't know how it wieghs only a "tad" over 6k, as the standard
wieght of a *stock* freeride KH,either '06 or '07 is 7.05 k, *without*
the brake.


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[Spencer Hochberg]

MuniAddict wrote:
> Hmmm, I don't know how it wieghs only a "tad" over 6k, as the standard
> wieght of a *stock* freeride KH,either '06 or '07 is 7.05 k, *without*
> the brake.

It does have a skinnier tire (2.6?) so that would lighten it a bit.


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[iridemymuni]

it's also the cross country model, not the stronger freeride one.


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[Unicaw89]

Lightest would prolly be some custom made one out there that some hobbit
mountain unicyclist will never part with..my precious...my
precious...Yours is a pretty good weight. The stock KH mountain 24in is
7.05 kg, and the Koxx-one Track monster 24in is 6.89 kg So just over
6kg is not too bad at all.


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[tomtrevor]

MuniAddict wrote:
> Hmmm, I don't know how it wieghs only a "tad" over 6k, as the standard
> wieght of a *stock* freeride KH,either '06 or '07 is 7.05 k, *without*
> the brake.



That uni came stock as 6.5kg im pretty sure, its the cross country
version. The pedals are a fair bit lighter than the snafus, the tire is
2.6" wide, the seat post has also being cut down about 8cm, and I don't
think it makes that much of a difference but the tube is also lighter
than the one it came with.


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[tomtrevor]

Oh yea and I also have some azonic fusion pedals that I used to ride
with, they are really light, they make the uni approximately 5.85kg
give or take 50g.


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[Calves]

I have magnesium pedals, No Tube system, no rail adaptor, and lightened
saddle (but no carbon base yet) and the weight is 6.35 kg or 13.99
pounds on a digital scale.

[image: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/325592005_70b419147d.jpg]

Xpedo 412 gram magnesium pedals.

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Stan's No Tube system

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Saved the weight of the rail adaptor by cutting the foam to the shape
and angle I wanted.

[image: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/135/325592007_47159d5ecc.jpg]

The tire is the biggest place to save weight. I am thinking about
making a 2.35" x 26" wheel that would be a lot lighter and perhaps
about 1/2 inch larger diameter.


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