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Bike Build: Project 37.5lb Blindside (part 2)

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

The last 4 pages are now added so you can see the rest of the build writeup. A full review of the Blindside will be in around April. Check it out and let us know what you think about it.

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16 Responses to “Bike Build: Project 37.5lb Blindside (part 2)”

  1. Colin Says:
    January 29th, 2008 at 10:54 pm

    Wow, that’s a beautiful bike! Thanks for all the info on how to shave weight without cutting corners. Definitely a cool writeup :-)

    So who won the guessing contest???

  2. Youngblood Says:
    January 30th, 2008 at 1:14 am

    Sweet, can I borrow it for a weekend? I like all your details about the wheels and how important they are. Often overlooked.

  3. Rob Witherspoon Says:
    January 30th, 2008 at 3:33 am

    Guessing contest was on a different bike no?

  4. sicklines Says:
    January 30th, 2008 at 4:16 am

    Yeah you’re thinking of the Socom build.

  5. Chris Says:
    January 30th, 2008 at 9:44 am

    Lovely build!

    Great read too, some useful info there

    Chris

  6. matt Says:
    January 30th, 2008 at 5:29 pm

    sweet build except for the nokon gear cable it just does not work in the real world on a full suspension as it ghost shifts when the suspension goes through the travel

  7. sicklines Says:
    January 30th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

    Maybe if you have it setup wrong but Nokon works on full suspension bikes quite well because it can conform better around tight areas.

  8. Tom Says:
    January 31st, 2008 at 8:24 am

    did u actually weigh the bike complete because you didn’t include grease in your weight list, often overlooked :D

    That is a very nice build and looks very ’sick’. great tip on the wheelset, i myself have overlooked that in my research for my next wheelset. How long did you have to wait for the I9s, because im guessing they were what kept it delayed?

    Cheers Tom

  9. sicklines Says:
    January 31st, 2008 at 9:44 am

    We’ve had the I9s for awhile actually, don’t worry about why it was delayed, its still awesome :)

  10. CAKnur Says:
    February 1st, 2008 at 10:39 am

    I have upgrade my blindside as follow your comment, but still heavy. How to reduce the wieght ? see pict http://www.sepedaku.com/index.php?topic=8086.0
    The bad news, it was 3 months riding , the upper link bearing was shaky

  11. sicklines Says:
    February 1st, 2008 at 11:50 am

    Not sure i’m following your build really or how it compares to this one. This wasn’t designed to be the lightest blindside we could build.

  12. Ilde Says:
    February 4th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    Great build!

    I’m using yours as my baseline. Mine is at ~39lbs for a Large Judge with a Totem 2-Step. (all weight verified)

    Just waiting for the shock to return ‘pushed” to post a picture…ahhh, and a wide bar…

    Cheers!!

  13. Jordan Lawrence Says:
    February 5th, 2008 at 5:32 am

    The brake lines look white, are they? The Hel site doesn’t show white as an option.

  14. sicklines Says:
    February 5th, 2008 at 9:57 am

    Yes they are white, HEL makes white as well.

    http://www.ChainReactionCycles.com sells a kit I saw if you’re looking for a set of white ones.

  15. Jordan Lawrence Says:
    February 9th, 2008 at 12:44 am

    Thanks for the info, guys.

  16. Jake Says:
    April 21st, 2008 at 7:33 am

    nice transition. great biuld as well to the guys at sicklines ho biult it up for us to see

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