Pimp my ride

JxL

I will be buying a Decade Virsa frame in few weeks, and start building bit by bit over the summer!

This is how the frame looks...



Full bike (just as an example)



Sweet graphics



This will be my first Singlespeed build.

I am thinking of some white RS SID's, carbon bars with white grips, white stem. Leaning towards Hope Pro 2 rear hub, not decided on the rims or spokes. It will be used as a light XC machine (yes it is possible to climb with one gear!!!!!), so weight is important.

Not sure about everything else.

Any suggestions? Obviously no silly prices, I'm not a millionaire but a poor student!

Thanks

The Northern Monkey

rims neeeeeeeeed to be white. would look sweet!

very nice frame btw

oddy74

I just bought one of them ^^^^^^^
The green is fantastic in the flesh 8)
Just started to accumulate the parts.
If you need any advice email Dom @ Kinesis he is the Creative Director/Designer and answers emails personally. The forks on the example build photo are SIDs with the green decals (I asked ).
I'll get some photos up soon and you must do the same.

Oddy

JxL

Yeah, would be quite nice I think

Anybody know some lightweight rims in white? What about the spokes, maybe keep them black as well as the hub?

EDIT::

Oddy please do post some pics! what size frame did you get? Im going for 19" as want a lower toptube.

oddy74

Oh just remembered the Decade has its own website:
http://www.kinesisdecade.co.uk/index.php

If you read the story about the naming saga (news item 14th April), mines 1 of the original Virtues.

Oddy

ride_whenever

ritchey wcs wet look white stem and post, white sids. As for wheels, halo do a range of white hubs and spokes.... Not sure if they do a really light rim though. Avid do a white brake IIRC and FSA do a white headset. Spank white and chrome grips are really nice.

And just in case you're wondering, i'm building up a completely white bike atm....

The Spiderman

You want these:http://www.notubes.com/product_info.php/cPath/487_488/products_id/464

JxL

Wow, 352 grams for the rims, quite impressive! looks like they are tough to find though, importing from UK costs a fortune (Tax, more tax, royal mail handling fee...)

ride_whenever

justridingalong.co.uk are the importers/distributors...

but no white ones yet, but it might be worth giving them a ring to tag onto the next order...

JxL

ride_whenever wrote:

justridingalong.co.uk are the importers/distributors...

but no white ones yet, but it might be worth giving them a ring to tag onto the next order...

I am just doing a custom wheel build and those rims DO come in white!

Coming up as £240 for rear wheel only though... woot!

EDIT:: that was with Hope Pro II.

with XT hub its £150 which is more reasonable!

What spokes should I go for?

Competition, super comp, revolution, aerolite. I suppose spokes might be important since they are only 32 spoke rims?

oddy74

I will get some photos done asap.
I went for the 16" frame.

Oddy

Airienteer

You can get the Sun Ringle Equalizer rims in white.

JxL

Wow, added everything up and this build might cost around 2k mark...

:x

oddy74

JxL wrote:

Wow, added everything up and this build might cost around 2k mark...

:x

Yep I know that feeling :oops: