Comments on: 09 Diamondback Sortie Black: An All-mountain Flyweight

By: Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:31:59 +0000

Jake… after the wheels, the next stop is likely in carbon bits throughout. Add up the weight savings when switching to a carbon seatpost, crankset, bars, stem, brake levers, lightweight tires/tubes, etc. and it does add up fast, but so does the pricetag.

Compared to the 2008, I’m not sure if they lightened up the frame or linkages too. 26.5 lbs is solid for a non-carbon trailbike. My Ibis Mojo tips the scales at that weight, but it’s carbon fiber.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:54:02 +0000

I have a Sortie 3, 2008 model. It’s a great bike, but no 26.5 lbs. More like 30.5lbs. How did they make it so much lighter? I mean the wheels have to save at least 1 pound, but where’d they get the other three?

By: Jason Mitchell

Jason Mitchell — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:37:30 +0000

Well, the DB Sortie Black, at 26.5 lbs, is very light for an all-aluminum frame (no carbon trickery here). I’m sure there are several carbon-fiber bikes in this travel range (130-160mm) that may be lighter than that, but what about the aluminum Rize 3?

If you have access to a Rize 3 and a Rize Carbon 1, could you weigh them and let me know where they stand? That would be good to know as a reference point. Thanks!

By: Keith Rogers

Keith Rogers — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:59:37 +0000

26.5 lbs, light? Try the 09 Cannondale Rize.