JonF
Well-Known Member
What's stiff, sexy, and glides effortlessly between your thighs? The GREEN WEENIE of course! She's 17lbs of custom, ultralight, exotic carbon fiber, titanium and CNC milled alloy. This fully rigid XC bike suffers no fools though, you better know how to handle her or else you get tossed like a chump.
This started out as a experiment to build an ultra light XC-type tool (on a BUDGET) for my those quick, midweek, after-work rides. I really stress budget because i have no idea if i would even enjoy riding a compact, fully rigid bike and forget about test riding anything anywhere about now. There's a lesser known area popular around here with great flow and without any real gnar: Narrow flowy trails with punchy climbs good for a quick rip and this build seems ideal for that terrain.
Being a tall dude, most of the Chiner HT frames are either non-existent in XL or the geo is laughable. Recently i was browsing the LightCarbon.com site and found the LCM908 frame was actually thoughtfully sized with geo that is usable. 485 reach means I wont be too cramped and the lower stack and heat/seat angles are conservative XC numbers so she'll be quick through the trees.
The heart of this build is that Lightcarbon.com hardtail frame and their rigid carbon fork. I also strived to have every major component group carbon on this rig with a smattering of titanium and lightweight machined alloys rounding out the higher stress, don't want a trip to the dentist, items. With all the decent, usable carbon weight weenie parts out there on the AliX, combined with known reputable brands for reliability where it counts and a few boutique brands thrown in for some bling, a new project was borne!
This bike, as seen, clocks in at 17.5 lbs and, at the time, cost ~$2800 USD to build. It is *very* light, *extremely* fun and accelerates like a rocketship!
I decided to have a bit of fun with the build and make a VLog of it along the way. Check it out and give me a Like if you enjoyed it!
This bike dances beneath you with a lightness suggesting it's barely there and accelerates like a stinger missile and rockets uphill like a Pike's peak racer. High speed downhill runs are sketchier than a politician at election time and the ride beats you up like five rounds with Tyson but yet it's still amazingly satisfying to rip. But yet it still amazes me how hard you can push this machine despite having zero compliance out on the trail. of course time will tell how long I can leave it alone for adding some squish and a dropper. It has become a PR machine for me on these smooth local trails as i've been demolishing my own times when riding my Ripley.
This started out as a experiment to build an ultra light XC-type tool (on a BUDGET) for my those quick, midweek, after-work rides. I really stress budget because i have no idea if i would even enjoy riding a compact, fully rigid bike and forget about test riding anything anywhere about now. There's a lesser known area popular around here with great flow and without any real gnar: Narrow flowy trails with punchy climbs good for a quick rip and this build seems ideal for that terrain.
Being a tall dude, most of the Chiner HT frames are either non-existent in XL or the geo is laughable. Recently i was browsing the LightCarbon.com site and found the LCM908 frame was actually thoughtfully sized with geo that is usable. 485 reach means I wont be too cramped and the lower stack and heat/seat angles are conservative XC numbers so she'll be quick through the trees.
The heart of this build is that Lightcarbon.com hardtail frame and their rigid carbon fork. I also strived to have every major component group carbon on this rig with a smattering of titanium and lightweight machined alloys rounding out the higher stress, don't want a trip to the dentist, items. With all the decent, usable carbon weight weenie parts out there on the AliX, combined with known reputable brands for reliability where it counts and a few boutique brands thrown in for some bling, a new project was borne!
This bike, as seen, clocks in at 17.5 lbs and, at the time, cost ~$2800 USD to build. It is *very* light, *extremely* fun and accelerates like a rocketship!
I decided to have a bit of fun with the build and make a VLog of it along the way. Check it out and give me a Like if you enjoyed it!
This bike dances beneath you with a lightness suggesting it's barely there and accelerates like a stinger missile and rockets uphill like a Pike's peak racer. High speed downhill runs are sketchier than a politician at election time and the ride beats you up like five rounds with Tyson but yet it's still amazingly satisfying to rip. But yet it still amazes me how hard you can push this machine despite having zero compliance out on the trail. of course time will tell how long I can leave it alone for adding some squish and a dropper. It has become a PR machine for me on these smooth local trails as i've been demolishing my own times when riding my Ripley.