Blevins running Flight Attendant on the Epic WC…
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rad color on this fork. hope to see more popping colors in the future. black and silver gets kinda boring
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Here is my new xc race bike, was able to get one of the last remaining MY23 Epic Evo frames.
| Component | Description | Weight g |
|---|---|---|
| Frame | Specialized S-Works Evo Medium MY23 | 1750 |
| Fork | SID SL Ultimate 110mm | 1383 |
| Wheels | Roval Control SL | 1321 |
| Drivetrain | Sram XX SL Drivetrain | 1655 |
| Bottom Bracket | Sram Dub | 76 |
| Brakes | Trickstuff Piccola Brakes with hose and hardware | 318 |
| Brakes | Trickstuff 160mm rotors and pads | 194 |
| Pedals | Xpedo M-force 8 | 215 |
| Seatpost | Roval Control SL 30.9 x 415 x 4mm offset | 178 |
| Bottle Cages | S-works Carbon Zee Cage 2, qty 1 right, qty 1 left | 48 |
| Front Tire | Maxxis Ardent Race 2.35 120 TPI EXO 3C Maxx Speed | 890 |
| Rear Tire | Maxxis Aspen 2.4WT 120 TPI EXO Dual Compound | 770 |
| Valves | Reserve Fillmore | 23 |
| Grips | Extralite Hypergrips MDN Black with bar end plugs | 19 |
| Sealant | Stan’s sealant | 150* |
| Saddle | S-works Toupe 143mm | 152 |
| Stem | Darimo IX2AL Stem 70mm 6 degree | 67* |
| Handlebar | Darimo Handlebar 31.8mm, 6 degrees sweep, 720mm | 87* |
| Misc frame parts | Headset, spacers, seatpost clamp | 90 |
| Garmin mount | K-Edge | 21 |
| * means part was not weighed, claimed weight | ||
| Total components g | 9,407 | |
| Total components lbs | 20.70 | |
| Actual full bike weighed with cheap cockpit parts prior to fit lbs | 21.3 | |
| Weight delta of cheap cockpit parts lbs | 0.4 | |
| Final Full Bike Total lbs | 20.9 |
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Nice looking bike and great final weight
Sweet…I love it!
really good looking bike! Is that weight calculated or actually weighed? Aren’t these wheels supposed to be 1240g?
He wrote that the ones with stars are the claimed weight and not actually weighed by him. So anything without a star should be actual weight.
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ah sorry, must’ve missed that!
The wheel weight is with the valves and rim tape they come with and also some plastic things in the hubs for shipping, but those are very light, still above 1300g without those.
Yes their claimed weight is quite inaccurate. Even take out valves this is a 1300g wheelset not 1240.
I considered stuff like extralite with berd that is under 1000g but their warranty is terrible and hard to deal with them in Europe, saw plenty of reviews that their customer service is bad and they were rude when I asked questions so I went with a safe option.
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Thank you for the reply! I’m in the market for some new wheels too and considered the Roval SL as well. I considered a full BERD wheelset with We Are One rims and the Zipp Hitop as well as Reserve 28. They seem to be all in the ballpark weight wise and I can’t make up my mind… My Epic 8 should be ready to ride by next weekend regardless. Looking forward to it. Happy trails with your new weapon. Ride save!
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If you’re into real weight weenie options I’ve seen some people running stans grail cb7 grail hoops with MTN hubs. Around $1000 built and ~1215g depending on hubs and spokes
the reserve will be heavier even with 180 hubs compared to the zipp or roval
seems like fork only
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yesterday I just dicovered the wheels Avancini was running last year, close to 1000gr but they are definitely not cheap
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I have Extralite CarboCamber 330s but with steel spokes. They weigh around 1050g for the set and ride really well, but I have killed a wheel. There isn’t a warranty for smashing one into a rock and they are pricey to replace/repair even with their crash replacement discount. They do feel incredible though.
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And the very next post is……
Joe
“look at my white bike”?
sorry I don’t follow 
ah sorry, didn’t catch on… you can’t debate on taste and everyone is different. “Whatever floats your boat”
they are using BERD spokes. if you’d want something similar but cheaper, you could order NEXTIE alpha/omega rims and let a local builder make you a wheelset with DT hubs. That could be more cost effective, depending on where you live.
As a heavier, non-sponsored weekend rider, that rim weight of 280g isn’t that confidence inspiring to be honest. PI Rope also offers pretty light wheelsets and all their wheelsets that are around 1000g are not meant for systemweights >100kg, so not for me. That’s why I personally wrote such light rims off.