"Kelly" <
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> Who has the lightest V-Rex, what does it weight and what modifications did you use to accomplish?
I had one of the early VRex's and the first thing I did was get rid of the heavy stock wheels. I had
a wheel building friend build me a set of light weight Velocity rims with Hi-E Hubs, spokes, axles
(no steel quick releases), and light, skinny tires and tubes. Next I caught a LBS going out of
business sale and picked up a Ti bottom bracket, speedplay pedals, and four of the discontinued
Regina America lightweight hollow pin chains. The stock VRex bottom bracket was a seriously heavy
lowest end Shimano unit. With these new pieces installed just about all the rotating mass of the
bike was now much lighter and smoother. It made a world of difference in the ride and feel. Next
there was custom made alloy handlebar to replace the co-mo job. Then there were a bunch of little
things such as replacing the heavy steel quick release on the seat with one of the lightweight bolts
and wing nuts from Hi-E. A light weight seat would have been the next logical step, but that would
have involved some comfort trade offs. The original RANS fiberglass bucket seat would probably have
been the lowest cost option.
These changes improved climbing and sprinting gave the bike a much more sporting feeling vs. the
stock Vrex set up for commuting or touring. I sold the bike and to help pay for a GRR and I've
since had regrets about letting it go. Several times I've thought about hunting it down and trying
to buy it back.
For whatever reason I never got an accurate weight for this bike before I let it go.
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