Amflow PL Carbon "weight loss"

[darwink1]

I've never read such rubbish before.

You just like them because of the way they move..

D

 

[Bogdan_CH]

Can't wait to see an amflow on Gravel wheels and tyres.

 

[Streddaz]

I too hate droppers. Besides being pointless for going downhill everyone knows a fully extended post is key to climbing technical uphills. Nothing beats the sensation of having your weight as high as possible when you're about to stall out and need to look for a place to ditch.

Also, the sheer weight of said dropper would have made most of my climbs next to impossible in the first place.

My next move is to go single speed and make carbon cantilever brake adaptors. The weight savings will be off of all the charts!

D

I assume this is satire?

 

[crucible]

Hi,

I bought the Amflow PL Carbon "standard" model a week ago and my goal was to reduce weight (weight of the bike, reducing my weight is another story ...).
Starting weight last week was 21456g (frame size L , with plastic pedals, ready to ride).

And today: 18460g (ready to ride)

Parts changed:
- light wheels from "Neelz Wheels" (German Shop) with Duke carbon rims and NOX hubs, Wolfpack Speed tires with Schwalbe xtralight tubes, XTR cassette: minus 2000g

- Exustar E-PM215 pedals: plus 17g

- KCNC Razor 203mm disks: minus 163g

- Procraft PRC SP2 UD Carbon seat post: minus 549g

- Selle Carbonio seat: minus 139g

- Cannondale Hologram SAVE bar: minus 175g

- SRAM AXS pod controller: minus 129g

- SRAM X01 Eagle AXS derailleur with power cord: plus 89g

- Shimano XTR disk brakes: weight loss not known, haven't weight the brakes

Weight today: 18460g (ready to ride, including bell and an air tag)

Time to ride

I know, that several parts are not for "heavy duty" bike rides, but that's not the intended use for the bike.
My goal was to reduce the Amflow below the Pro model - goal reached

Greetings from Germany
Peter

Nice! Fellow weight destroyer here. My base model is already 43 lbs. Should be 40 lbs in the next week or so when I swap to 600 battery and bars. Here are my mods so far, and I'll post video once its done to share "why" my favorite rides are perfect for light fast Amflow

- Base PL carbon XL
- Specialized Roval Team wheelset (only made 100 of them I think)
- Praxis 155mm carbon cranks
- Specialized S-Works tires
- Galfer brakes
- GX transmission for shifting
- 600 battery (when it arrives next week)
- OneUp dropper v3 (absolutely love it so far)

Hope you're enjoying your skinny Amflow

 

[Tilt]

Nice! Fellow weight destroyer here. My base model is already 43 lbs. Should be 40 lbs in the next week or so when I swap to 600 battery and bars. Here are my mods so far, and I'll post video once its done to share "why" my favorite rides are perfect for light fast Amflow

- Base PL carbon XL
- Specialized Roval Team wheelset (only made 100 of them I think)
- Praxis 155mm carbon cranks
- Specialized S-Works tires
- Galfer brakes
- 600 battery (when it arrives next week)

Hope you're enjoying your skinny Amflow

Bravo

 

[irie]

Nice! Fellow weight destroyer here. My base model is already 43 lbs. Should be 40 lbs in the next week or so when I swap to 600 battery and bars. Here are my mods so far, and I'll post video once its done to share "why" my favorite rides are perfect for light fast Amflow

- Base PL carbon XL
- Specialized Roval Team wheelset (only made 100 of them I think)
- Praxis 155mm carbon cranks
- Specialized S-Works tires
- Galfer brakes
- 600 battery (when it arrives next week)

Hope you're enjoying your skinny Amflow

What is the individual weight of each of the above components?

 

[crucible]

What is the individual weight of each of the above components?

I weighed each one on the scale. I'll need to go back through the camera roll and find exact weights. The wheel set claimed to be the lightest in the world. The praxis cranks turned out to be almost the same as the stock Amflow cranks, but much stronger. Biggest savings were the wheels and tires, and of course the 600 watt battery is a 2-3 lbs lighter. And titanium pedals (forgot to list those).

 

[Tilt]

Did you also change the SRAM 12-speed cassette?

 

[irie]

I weighed each one on the scale. I'll need to go back through the camera roll and find exact weights.

That would be informative. Thanks.

 

[crucible]

That would be informative. Thanks.

I think what I'll do for clarity is wait until the 600 watt is here. I received the tracking number today. Once installed I will weigh the bike (and take some pics) and share the results (and parts used) in this thread. Stay tuned!

 

[Ndanger]

I think what I'll do for clarity is wait until the 600 watt is here. I received the tracking number today. Once installed I will weigh the bike (and take some pics) and share the results (and parts used) in this thread. Stay tuned!

Are you saying that you have found a way to ship a 600 watt battery to the USA affordably. Could I ask what the shipping company you are using?

 

[crucible]

Are you saying that you have found a way to ship a 600 watt battery to the USA affordably. Could I ask what the shipping company you are using?

Yes you can ship it here, NO it's definitely not "affordable". The 600 watt battery is $825 bucks, and so far I'm $413 in shipping costs, which may increase a bit on this end. I may end up with the worlds most expensive 600 watt battery . I would try UPS and FedEx as options. Or, wait until April or May and there is a rumor it will be available to order in the USA.

 

[Tilt]

Yes you can ship it here, NO it's definitely not "affordable". The 600 watt battery is $825 bucks, and so far I'm $413 in shipping costs, which may increase a bit on this end. I may end up with the worlds most expensive 600 watt battery . I would try UPS and FedEx as options. Or, wait until April or May and there is a rumor it will be available to order in the USA.

Pour la France c'est 599€ port compris pour la 600w

 

[crucible]

This is a fun project, thanks for sharing OP.

My concern is that this motor is so powerful, and that the bike is set up for some pretty tame trails, and the bike with those tires is going to roll so easily, that you are going to spend a LOT of time against the speed limiter and that's not really going to be very fun. 25 kph is possible to maintain on easy trails, on any XC bike, a good portion of the time. I think you are going to be bored. I also suspect that you will barely use any battery juice.

Recently I rode with an older gentleman riding some pretty flat, but still chunky XC trails near my home and he was on the Pivot SL with the Fazua 60. I was hauling *ss that day and after I passed the bike I was surprised he was able to keep up. When we stopped, I found that he was a very experienced rider on an e-bike (I was riding my Smuggler trail bike, not my e-bike). He was running Ground Control tires, the bike was full weight weenie, and he had a CF seat post (no dropper) as well and he told me the bike weighed under 38#s ready to ride. (17.27 kgs).

Maybe it was me! Joking aside, I have a Shuttle SL here, with some mods it weighs 35 lbs, verified on two different scales. My riding buddies are on full power Levos and I keep up with them regularly. I have to work a little harder though, and the underrated "boost" feature is super helpful on some of the climbs. For context, I weigh 210 lbs and my main riding partner weighs 185 lbs. I hit the speed limiter constantly on the Amflow, frustrating.

 

[RickBullotta]

Maybe it was me! Joking aside, I have a Shuttle SL here, with some mods it weighs 35 lbs, verified on two different scales. My riding buddies are on full power Levos and I keep up with them regularly. I have to work a little harder though, and the underrated "boost" feature is super helpful on some of the climbs. For context, I weigh 210 lbs and my main riding partner weighs 185 lbs. I hit the speed limiter constantly on the Amflow, frustrating.

You're bouncing off the 28 MPH limit constantly?