Frostbite
TY 4 Stroke God
I bought one of those cool little $39 digital gram scales and started weighing all my Rx-1 clutch weights.
Lat year I found the 55.5 Daltons a little too light and the 57.5 a little too heavy SO I have loaded up a bunch of different weights for the winter. Here's what I have so far, all sets are matched to the tenth of a gram:
Dalton @ 55.5
8DN-00 @ 56.0 grams
Dalton with holes @ 56.5
89A-10 @ 56.6 grams
Dalton @ 57.4
Heavy Hitters @ 64.3
8FA-00 @ 70.8
I weighed and got the 8DN-00 balanced and reloaded them in my clutch with the stock mountain srping of Orange/Silver/Orange with a 142 total force. I wanted to put the heavy Hitters in but I just can't figure out how they will work out with the same set up I have with the 8DN-00? They are over 8 grams heavier per weight as set up by the recipe included with my kit and sworn to by several folks on here. I am using a silver secondary spring and so far I like the 54/42 helix the best with my past setups.
Help me out with the Heavy Hitters. I think my answer may be right below them on the list. The stock weights (8FA-00) are over 70 grams each and the same secondary set up works well with them.
I ride at 3-7,000 feet. Are the Heavy Hitters the answer? Powder Blue
Lat year I found the 55.5 Daltons a little too light and the 57.5 a little too heavy SO I have loaded up a bunch of different weights for the winter. Here's what I have so far, all sets are matched to the tenth of a gram:
Dalton @ 55.5
8DN-00 @ 56.0 grams
Dalton with holes @ 56.5
89A-10 @ 56.6 grams
Dalton @ 57.4
Heavy Hitters @ 64.3
8FA-00 @ 70.8
I weighed and got the 8DN-00 balanced and reloaded them in my clutch with the stock mountain srping of Orange/Silver/Orange with a 142 total force. I wanted to put the heavy Hitters in but I just can't figure out how they will work out with the same set up I have with the 8DN-00? They are over 8 grams heavier per weight as set up by the recipe included with my kit and sworn to by several folks on here. I am using a silver secondary spring and so far I like the 54/42 helix the best with my past setups.
Help me out with the Heavy Hitters. I think my answer may be right below them on the list. The stock weights (8FA-00) are over 70 grams each and the same secondary set up works well with them.
I ride at 3-7,000 feet. Are the Heavy Hitters the answer? Powder Blue
They have a similar profile to the 89a-10 & dalton weight. I would load them with very similar amounts of weight including the heel.....but......keep the tip lighter for better backshift & heavy duty climbs in real steep & deep snow.
LazyBastard
TY 4 Stroke God
Though I can't answer whether the HHs are right for you, but I can tell you this...
There are two things to consider about weight, 1) Total weight, 2) weight distribution. With HHs, the weight is distributed close to the pivot, thereby creating less leverage than it would if the weight was distributed out at the tip. The stock weights have their weight distributed about evenly all the way out. Its really not fair to compare the two weights simply by the total weight, nor is it fair to comare any weights to each other by total weight, UNLESS they have a) the same profile, b) the same weight distribution.
I would (and am going to since I just bought a set from BBY) try out the HHs and see how they fly.
There are two things to consider about weight, 1) Total weight, 2) weight distribution. With HHs, the weight is distributed close to the pivot, thereby creating less leverage than it would if the weight was distributed out at the tip. The stock weights have their weight distributed about evenly all the way out. Its really not fair to compare the two weights simply by the total weight, nor is it fair to comare any weights to each other by total weight, UNLESS they have a) the same profile, b) the same weight distribution.
I would (and am going to since I just bought a set from BBY) try out the HHs and see how they fly.
gram weight vs profile, and where the weight is proportioned on the weight is the difference, heavy hitters or any other clutching components don't make you fast, its the guy that sets them up for you that brings it all together. call whomever you bought the kit from, they should have the answers your looking for. jeff
Frostbite
TY 4 Stroke God
Thanks guys. I think I get it? it's all about how the weight is distributed over the length of the weight profile.
In my experience last year it seemed like my sled wanted more tip weight. I used the heavy Hitter recipe from the box except I added the 1/4 and 3/4" allen screws to the base with 7/16" bolts with the thick washer in both the tip and center hole.
Another factor is the RX-1 mountain gearing. It's about 2.0 before you consider the fact that there are also 8 tooth drivers gearing you down even further, if I remember right the final ratio is in the 2.60 range. I would think I should be able to pull a pretty good load with a gear ratio like this. I can't wait to try them. Powder Blue
In my experience last year it seemed like my sled wanted more tip weight. I used the heavy Hitter recipe from the box except I added the 1/4 and 3/4" allen screws to the base with 7/16" bolts with the thick washer in both the tip and center hole.
Another factor is the RX-1 mountain gearing. It's about 2.0 before you consider the fact that there are also 8 tooth drivers gearing you down even further, if I remember right the final ratio is in the 2.60 range. I would think I should be able to pull a pretty good load with a gear ratio like this. I can't wait to try them. Powder Blue
