Random thoughts.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Bling

Couldn't resist at Super cheap Ebay prices.



Essentially identical to the White Bros Rock solid at 1/2 the price. I am beginning to think they are maybe stronger than many steel forks (Surly excepted.



Lost about a pound from the front end. Initial impressions are that it feels no different than the Zion, with slightly more fore-aft flex under braking. No trail time yet.

Sad thing is this bike still weighs in at about 25 lbs. I'm not a weight weenie, but how are folks getting them so light? (I see lots of SS bikes billed in the 19-22 lb range) The componentry is not exactly crap on this thing.

5 comments:

Jeremy said...

Got the same fork. Love it. From what I hear, it is the WB Rock Solid just re-badged.

Dave said...

BB7s are heavy, so are real world tires.

ewxlt66 said...
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ewxlt66 said...

Dave's right. BB7s and their accompanying levers are heavy, really heavy...so is your headset, your handlebars, your downhill stem, your saddle, your cranks, and your rims/tires. I'm guessing you also have a gravity dropper on there too?

So really, the only thing "light" on your Zion, is the fork. =)

Enel said...

Okay, so the little things add up. I am too lazy, and too cheap to care to go any farther.