Deseret News | Lightweight bike a huge hit

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Lightweight bike a huge hit

Russell | 6:10 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

Cool! I want one. Need any overweight test riders?

walypond | 7:28 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

2.5 "fully assembled?" The tires must weigh half of that. I'm thinking the frame is 2.5 lbs and the whole thing must weigh more than that.

Armand | 7:48 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

The frame may weigh 2.5 lbs but there is no way the fully assembled bike weighs this little.

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Kyle | 8:21 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

Could be one of the best innovations since the shock absorber. Where can I buy one!

Neat | 8:31 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

Eat less and ride more and it won't matter how much the frame weighs.

Nice Ride | 9:02 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

I hope that they decide to stay in Utah County and manufacture there. It seems like every time a good Utah County product is designed, they either move out, or are aquired by someone outside of Utah County.

Looks Cool | 9:13 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

In the mountain bike industry looks are important and this frame looks cool. If the bike handles better than aluminum, Cr-Mo, or other carbon fiber bikes they might have a winner. Good luck with the design and new company!

GenghisKhan | 9:42 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

The frame may weigh 2.7 pounds, but I seriously doubt a "fully assembled bike" does, especially if the pictured bike is the "fully assembled bike" that weighs that much. The '08 F-Series Fox fork (pictured, I believe) weighs 3.28 pounds at best! And, an XTR crankset, also pictured, weighs in at 791 grams, which is just shy of a pound. Add up the rest of the parts and there's no way it's a total of 2.7 pounds.

DarkAge | 10:07 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

Even on the most expensive racing bikes you'll have over 3 lbs of equipment. Most tires weigh a few pounds, the gear cluster is generally a few lbs... etc. Still, a 2.7 lb frame is amazing. If I had $11000 to blow... I'd think about it.

Nice work BYU | 10:34 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

At only 12K what a bargain... Would someone like to explain how to clean a frame like that after a MTN ride? I guess if you can drop 12K on a bike, you could have your servant do it for you...

Gnome | 10:37 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

A cool looking frame, and great use of technology. But the weight is just poor reporting.

I wonder however, what's that matrix frame gonna look like after after slammin it into a boulder on the Slickrock? Of course anyone paying 11k for a bike ain't gonna being riding anywhere near dirt.

Anonymous | 10:53 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

That bike looks dang cool.

Rasputin | 11:27 a.m. Nov. 19, 2007

Nice bike. Back to the abacus for you, Genghis. 791 grams = 1.74 pounds in this country.

Jim | 12:14 p.m. Nov. 19, 2007

I went to a BYU seminar and held and stood on one of these IsoTrusses. I stood on a column that probably weighed 4 ounces. These things weigh almost nothing and can withstand unbelievable pressure.

to Neat: | 12:47 p.m. Nov. 19, 2007

It's in Utah County, nobody eats less, much less rides down there.

AnonEMouse | 12:55 p.m. Nov. 19, 2007

Seems cool for controlled environments but wonder if there is potential for tree parts to poke into the lattice when trail riding?

BH | 3:08 p.m. Nov. 19, 2007

Now that is cool! But just a touch out of my price range.

Not only did the article kind of fall short on accurately describing weight, but it also is wrong on the curing process. Kevlar and carbon will not magically stick together after being put in an oven for a few hours. The composites are either preimpregnated or coated, with some type of resin/activator adhesive.

Still, so cool.

Chip Smith | 3:28 p.m. Nov. 19, 2007

I'm helping Delta 7 Sports with their marketing and I was reading through some of the comments. The Deseret News did a great job reporting about their visit to the factory. One small error though. Just the frame only weighs about 2.75 pounds. We built a complete bike with reasonably light, not crazy light, components (i.e. complete Shimano XTR group, Fox F100 RLC fork, Shimano XTR wheels, Kenda Karma DTC tires, Crank Brothers Four Ti Egg Beater pedals, RaceFace Next SL carbon fiber handlebar, Chris King headset, Thomson handlebar stem and seatpost and a Selle Italiï¿½ Carbonio saddle) and the complete bike came in at about 21 pounds. Most light weight hardtails start about 23 pounds or more. Besides being light, the bike is very strong, but compliant were it needs to be for a smooth ride, and very damage resistant due to the tube design and materials used. Since there isnï¿½t much room here to go into detail about its crash strength go to the companyï¿½s Web site and read about it.

Craig P. | 4:02 p.m. Nov. 20, 2007

My 19" Giant XTC composite frame is 3.4 pounds and the total bike cost under $4000 to build with the same or similiar components listed by Chip above. I'd rather just leave the 1/2 full water bottle at home and pocket the extra $8000. Delta 7 will have to get the cost of the frame below $2000 to get even rich posers to buy it. The coolness factor only lasts so long - remember the early Slinghot bikes? Neither do I. Get rad dude!!

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