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There are some big claims for weight savings on Beringer wheels and brakes. All the Red Bull guys are swapping out their Groves claiming 3kg (6.6lbs) saving with Beringers! I decided to run a trade for an 'Experimental Pitts S2B'.
The S2B uses a couple of 40-78B 500x5 wheels and 30-9 brakes from Cleveland (totalling 11.94lbs verified on calibrated scales). If I use 6 ply Air Hawk tires (lightest tire for the S2B I can find), they are 8.6 lbs total. Tubes are just over a pound each.
Grand total = 22.73lbs
The Beringer JA-002 and EA006 brakes are the lightest 500x5's they offer and match or slightly better the static rating, limit load and torque baseline of the aforementioned Clevelands. A pair weigh 8.7lbs, representing a 3.24 lb saving over the Cleveland wheels and brakes... Now, if I add the lightest tubeless 500x5 aviation tyres I can find (5.94lb 8 ply Michelins, totalling 11.88lbs), the Beringers represent negligible weight saving.
Grand total = 20.58lbs
Does anyone know of any 6ply tubeless 500x5's that would enable a higher saving?
Cheers
The S2B uses a couple of 40-78B 500x5 wheels and 30-9 brakes from Cleveland (totalling 11.94lbs verified on calibrated scales). If I use 6 ply Air Hawk tires (lightest tire for the S2B I can find), they are 8.6 lbs total. Tubes are just over a pound each.
Grand total = 22.73lbs
The Beringer JA-002 and EA006 brakes are the lightest 500x5's they offer and match or slightly better the static rating, limit load and torque baseline of the aforementioned Clevelands. A pair weigh 8.7lbs, representing a 3.24 lb saving over the Cleveland wheels and brakes... Now, if I add the lightest tubeless 500x5 aviation tyres I can find (5.94lb 8 ply Michelins, totalling 11.88lbs), the Beringers represent negligible weight saving.
Grand total = 20.58lbs
Does anyone know of any 6ply tubeless 500x5's that would enable a higher saving?
Cheers
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