Full Power to Lightweight - Bosch 800Wh replaced with 400WH compact

[Bogdan_CH]

Could you give the exact names of the parts you chose
I’ve looked quite a lot at carbon wheels but not yet at the other parts.

Wheels are HXC1501 : 1875 but now with the Sram XD Driver could be less since I only found the alloy one and not the steel which si around 50 grams heavier. Awesome wheels , can't faul them
Vivid Air Shock : 652 grams
Zeb Ultimate 3.1 170 mm : 2382 grams
Saddle : Proxim W450 Sport 145 - 269gr
Dropper : One Up . 180 mm 31.6 480 gr
Bars : One Up V1 :35 - 35 mm rise cut to 780 : 234 grams
Stem : RACE FACE Stem Turbine R 35 0° | 40 mm - 130 grams
Grips - ODI AG2 - 105 grams
Sram XO Transimision - 1183 grams
Sram XX Cranks 165 : 360 grams
Maven Silver : 758 grams
Maven HS2 200 Discs : 510 grams
Magic Mary Front Gravity Ultra Soft : 1393 grams
Alber Gravity Soft : 1270 grams
Mallet E LS Pedals : 441 grams

Not sure if I forgot something . I think I'll make a separate thread about it as I've changed almost everything on it
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That's with raceface atlas v2 pedals.
I like the galfers, they resist warping very well.
Not a huge fan of the maven's, but it seems like every new bike I've purchased comes with them.

But did you have issue with the HS2 ? I see you have it in the front. I have them, and work fine but wondering how the galfers stood up. Make sure the piston masage is done corectly and they are a blast too use. Best brakes ever.

As for the weight, it's a bit strange, I've done a comparsion of your parts to mine and even if we factor the 550 grams for the full carbon frame , the difference should be around 320 - 330 grams . Maybe you can try anoter scale ? I've done my measure initially with a classica luggage scale and was off by 3 to 400 grams . Now with a calibrated one I'm at 23.05 with pedals

 

[Davzell]

Wheels are HXC1501 : 1875 but now with the Sram XD Driver could be less since I only found the alloy one and not the steel which si around 50 grams heavier. Awesome wheels , can't faul them
Vivid Air Shock : 652 grams
Zeb Ultimate 3.1 170 mm : 2382 grams
Saddle : Proxim W450 Sport 145 - 269gr
Dropper : One Up . 180 mm 31.6 480 gr
Bars : One Up V1 :35 - 35 mm rise cut to 780 : 234 grams
Stem : RACE FACE Stem Turbine R 35 0° | 40 mm - 130 grams
Grips - ODI AG2 - 105 grams
Sram XO Transimision - 1183 grams
Sram XX Cranks 165 : 360 grams
Maven Silver : 758 grams
Maven HS2 200 Discs : 510 grams
Magic Mary Front Gravity Ultra Soft : 1393 grams
Alber Gravity Soft : 1270 grams
Mallet E LS Pedals : 441 grams

Not sure if I forgot something . I think I'll make a separate thread about it as I've changed almost everything on it
.


But did you have issue with the HS2 ? I see you have it in the front. I have them, and work fine but wondering how the galfers stood up. Make sure the piston masage is done corectly and they are a blast too use. Best brakes ever.

As for the weight, it's a bit strange, I've done a comparsion of your parts to mine and even if we factor the 550 grams for the full carbon frame , the difference should be around 320 - 330 grams . Maybe you can try anoter scale ? I've done my measure initially with a classica luggage scale and was off by 3 to 400 grams . Now with a calibrated one I'm at 23.05 with pedals

Thanks for the list of parts. I was asking just to know what I might eventually invest in in the future


For the weight measurement, I’ll look for a luggage scale to check. I weighed it on my personal scale by holding the bike .

 

[ntm95]

But did you have issue with the HS2 ? I see you have it in the front. I have them, and work fine but wondering how the galfers stood up. Make sure the piston masage is done corectly and they are a blast too use. Best brakes ever.

As for the weight, it's a bit strange, I've done a comparsion of your parts to mine and even if we factor the 550 grams for the full carbon frame , the difference should be around 320 - 330 grams . Maybe you can try anoter scale ? I've done my measure initially with a classica luggage scale and was off by 3 to 400 grams . Now with a calibrated one I'm at 23.05 with pedals

I've never liked the hs2's because of the weird harmonic they have when the pads rub a little.
The galfers do feel like they have a little more power. In that picture, I was just trying out 223mm front and rear, and decided I liked it, and replaced the front hs2 with a galfer as well.
I've done piston massages and vacuum brake bleeds a plenty. I have 4 bikes with mavens on them right now.
They're an okay brake, but I'd place hayes, trp evo pros, hope's and intends above them.
Power is good on the mavens, lever draw weight is terrible, initial engagement is fairly consistent when freshly maintained, initial bite can be a bit abrupt. The best part about them is they teach you not to use your brakes, certainly they discourage any kind of "comfort" braking, due to the lack of finesse.
They can be a liability when they're getting close to needing a service. High freestroke lever effort combined with an abrupt bite point and an inconsistent engagement can be a recipe for pain in drier, low traction conditions (every bike park at the end of season).

As for weights, a couple hundred grams is splitting hairs on bikes this heavy, and definitely within the error probability of a luggage scale.
Bare in mind that one potential factor is that the ohlins 38m2 is the lightest of the 38mm forks available, by a couple hundred grams on the ones I've weighed.
Weight weenies and e-bikes, what a time to be alive. I have a 400wh battery on order.

 

[neiloxford]

I have taken the bike out a few times now that the weather has improved.

I definitely notice the weight reduction, and the battery is not rattling, so I am happy.

 

[Plummet]

Yeah, I really enjoy my 400wh battery bike weight and balance. It just feels better.

 

[Davzell]

Yeah, I really enjoy my 400wh battery bike weight and balance. It just feels better.

Did you tweak the motor settings a bit to get a little more range? The weight is definitely nice, but I'm falling short by about 8-10% on the regular loop I do around my place to be fully comfortable

 

[neiloxford]

Did you tweak the motor settings a bit to get a little more range? The weight is definitely nice, but I'm falling short by about 8-10% on the regular loop I do around my place to be fully comfortable

I get enough range, so I am happy with it.

 

[Plummet]

Did you tweak the motor settings a bit to get a little more range? The weight is definitely nice, but I'm falling short by about 8-10% on the regular loop I do around my place to be fully comfortable

Tour+ 500w 70nm gets me a good 2 to 3 hours of ride time.