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Is the twintube framed EC the lightest of all versions?
Just got my 2003 bike stolen and saw that as an opportunity to treat myself to a 2011 twin tube framed bike. Just grabbing it off the side and swaying it makes me feel like my 2003 bike must have had two bags of invisible sugar strapped to the bars. And I hear complaints that the model that follows is too heavy?
What did they do to make the 2011 so much lighter feeling than earlier bikes and is it lighter than the 2012? Did they drop the engine lower in the cradle, is the frame about 4kg lighter?
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2003 EC200, 2013 Husky TE310, England |
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Yes it had the did u rims and I am pleased to hear that there is saving in the rims but I do not think I would have noticed that swaying the bike side to side with the bars?
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Losing weight in the wheels is one of the most notable areas to improve handling actually. All that mass sitting there static isn't that big of a deal but once you start it spinning then the forces which resist changing are direction much stronger.
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Yes but I am talking about swaying the bike when it is stationery. It feels much lighter.
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Those DID U-rims are sturdy here in Arizona's rocks.
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Ah gotcha! With the weight down that low I doubt you'd notice it in that instance.
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I would posit that the twin tube is a bit lighter than the old square section frame, just by design. But it might just be a lower CoG with the new frame. Hard to say without doing some weights and angle testing (not me).
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Phil (New bike pending...) |
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