Bakeiro Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Hello everyone! I was looking on the internet and by chance I just saw on aliexpress one can buy bike components, then I started to see what I find, and as I currently have an inspired that weighs 11.3Kg I'm looking for anywhere to lose weight, and I have found this https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005005928863215.html so the first question that comes to my mind is, am I a genius or is there a trick to it? second question, how do I know if it is compatible with my inspired flow? they (inspired) don't say what kind of crankset it has so it makes it hard to tell (although supposedly the hope crankset is compatible with inspired). https://www.tartybikes.co.uk/cranks_pair/hope_evo_crankset_no_spider_6873mm/c514p13016.html Any help is welcome (also, if someone can tell me of other cranksets that are compatible and worth trying I would appreciate) thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Carbon road cranks for a trials bike? I love a sketchy, inappropriately used Chinese bike part, but that's too far IMO. Maybe the money would be better spent elsewhere. Rotating weight perhaps? What is the rest of your spec now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 11 minutes ago, AdamR28 said: Carbon road cranks for a trials bike? I love a sketchy, inappropriately used Chinese bike part, but that's too far IMO. Especially on a more streety build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szymon Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 You will save the most weight on the wheels. Change rims for Inspired Team or Spank Race 33 with double butted spokes. This will give you -790g. Tubolito -200g. Truvativ Descendant/Sram GX DUB Cranks -500g. Easy to buy second hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakeiro Posted April 23 Author Report Share Posted April 23 @Szymon thanks for that info! I didn't know the existence of the Spank Race rims... also I wasn't aware that I could just changing the rim for lighting the bike (I just thinking about buying a whole wheel) thing is, my rim is about 639g, and Spank Spike Race is about 430g, so, not sure where that -790g came from? 😅 anyway it's good info!! tubolito thing I knew about that, gonna give it a try! about the truvativ/Sram GX cranksets I didn't know, I will try to buy them second hand, thanks for the info!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szymon Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 My Inspired PRO rim weight 692g Inspired Team V2 rim 421g OEM spokes (64pcs) 386g Sapim race spokes (64pcs) 332g OEM nipples 62g Sapim Polyax Double Square nipples 26g Rubber rim tape 34g Jitsie rim tape 11g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Song Posted yesterday at 07:14 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:14 PM On 4/22/2024 at 10:44 AM, Bakeiro said: Hello everyone! I was looking on the internet and by chance I just saw on aliexpress one can buy bike components, then I started to see what I find, and as I currently have an inspired that weighs 11.3Kg I'm looking for anywhere to lose weight, and I have found this https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005005928863215.html so the first question that comes to my mind is, am I a genius or is there a trick to it? second question, how do I know if it is compatible with my inspired flow? they (inspired) don't say what kind of crankset it has so it makes it hard to tell (although supposedly the hope crankset is compatible with inspired). https://www.tartybikes.co.uk/cranks_pair/hope_evo_crankset_no_spider_6873mm/c514p13016.html Any help is welcome (also, if someone can tell me of other cranksets that are compatible and worth trying I would appreciate) thanks!! Cranks: Look through your local classifieds/FB Marketplace for used Sram/Truvative DUB cranks. There should be some MTBers selling them usually. Tube: This one you CAN go to Aliexpress from. Aliexpress "Ridenow" TPU tubes are excellent and lighter and cheaper than Tubolito tubes. Rims: If you could stretch your budget a little more, Carbon rims from Light Bicycle would be the best. They are light, strong, and tubeless compatible to be run with an insert in the back. If you are doing another wheel build, use alloy nipples and bladed spokes for extra weight savings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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