Giant Anthem frame weight!

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hjalmar
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by hjalmar

Hi folks.
Now I have disassembled and weightened my Anthem 2006 frame.
I had to do it in three pieces since the scale only reached 2000grams..
The frame is in size Large, 20"

To sum up:
Rear triangle + bolts, 910 grams
Front triangle, 1316 grams
Sum: 2226 grams
Suspension: 212 grams
Total: 2438 grams, size Large

/Hjalmar
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Picture of the frame. Unbuilt, thouh.. =)
Picture of the frame. Unbuilt, thouh.. =)
Front triangle weight 1316 grams.
Front triangle weight 1316 grams.
Rear triangle including all bolts, exluding the ones for bottlecage. Derailleur-ear weight: 19grams
Rear triangle including all bolts, exluding the ones for bottlecage. Derailleur-ear weight: 19grams
Rear suspension: Manitou S-Type SR SPV 212 grams
Rear suspension: Manitou S-Type SR SPV 212 grams

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EpicriderGMAC
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by EpicriderGMAC

Great weight for a sz L FS, but until the manufacturers get the weights down to about 2200g, I think I'll stick with my HT. Maybe the carbon Anthem next year?
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GREGG80
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by GREGG80

hjalmar wrote:Hi folks.
Now I have disassembled and weightened my Anthem 2006 frame.
I had to do it in three pieces since the scale only reached 2000grams..
The frame is in size Large, 20"

To sum up:
Rear triangle + bolts, 910 grams
Front triangle, 1316 grams
Sum: 2226 grams
Suspension: 212 grams
Total: 2438 grams, size Large

/Hjalmar


Thanks for the information the Anthem is one of the bikes I'm looking to buy next year
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mattpage
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EpicriderGMAC wrote:Great weight for a sz L FS, but until the manufacturers get the weights down to about 2200g, I think I'll stick with my HT. Maybe the carbon Anthem next year?


I think the Turner Nitrous is about 1900g?
Thats one of the only FS bike I'm tempted by.

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elendil
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by elendil

There are several other fs frames <2200g: Schmolke, Scott, Nicolai, Ghost...

shiny_car
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by shiny_car

wow, that's lighter/as light as the carbon NRS frameset it replaces.

doesn't look like you included the seatpost clamp, bottle-cage bolts (noted) or headset? not that they add much.

should be awesome. did you buy it as a frameset or strip the bike? and what's your component list?

:)

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skogling
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by skogling

Great ! About 150 grams lighter than my NRS... ;o)

//Skogling

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skogling
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by skogling

BTW Hjalmar, don't you trust Miches scale... ;o)

hjalmar
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shiny_car wrote:should be awesome. did you buy it as a frameset or strip the bike? and what's your component list?

:)


I did buy it as a complete bike. Therefore, the bike looks as it did. It will, nevertheless, be tuned.......... :-) I'll come back in that matter in a month or so. =)

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vig@s
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by vig@s

great ... some of my doubts simply dissapeared...not lighter than my NRS Composite since i've upgradded a Fox R and some Ti bolts..

will give a second thougt when carbon shows around :wink:

keep us informed and full spec when you can...

bet there's a great bike waiting to be seen...

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