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Have you got a drill?
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Wheels are probably the easiest to save weight from. 30 or 40mm Chinese carbon prebuilt with 24 or 28 spokes will save a good chunk and set you back around £350.
The forks would be the next biggest saving, you can get decent carbon forks for under £100 quite easily, it will make the bike handle as if it's lighter too.
There's still savings to be made with seatpost, stem etc. but you get less grams off per £.
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@Skülly
This may be the wrong thread, as I'm not looking for WEENY weight.
But general advice on making something a bit lighter...
Have a fairly heavy 853 (standard reynolds R fork) fixed bike, 36h wheels, I am fairly heavy. If you were trying to lighten it up, would you:
*get a crabon fork
*replace seatpost & stem & brake & bits and bobs with lighter/carbon
*focus on wheels - maybe 28h on carbon rims? or stay 36 and make lighter on spokes & rims?
*remove all the gubbins like mudguards & rack (but will be sticking to dyno hub & lights)?
Kind of want to know where is worth spending a bit and where aint really? Rotational is No 1 right?