Custom build

Shorty12

So i was looking at a hardcore hardtrail that'll take a fair few knocks. Looking around for prices i came up with this.

Frame : On-one 426
Forks : PUSH-ED Pike forks
Gears SLX group set
Wheels wondering if hope pro II's on DT 5.1 would take enough abuse
Can sort the finishing kit myslef


The price it would come to is around 1,300 does this seem a good build?

GHill

Do you mean an On-One 456, or is this a different model I'm not familiar with? Other option would be to wait a little while and see what the Ragley Blue Pig is like.

Pro II's on DT 5.1 sound OK, perhaps Mavic 321s instead?

Sounds like a nice bike anyway.

Shorty12

Aye the 456 sorry thinking of the pikes. Also what the SLX brakes like?

GHill

They're supposed to be pretty good, what's the pricing like compared to the Avid Elixir?

Shorty12

Im going for this groupset so i can save abit of money

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=produ ... egoryId=83

Its around £70 diffrence. Maybe to start with build it up with singlespeed then get the gears for christmas not in a groupset

What about the 20mm Revalations?


These are the choice of rims i got

- DT 4.2
- DT 5.1
- Mavic 521
- Mavic 721
- Mavic 717 Disc
- Stans 355
- Stans Flow

nathanst170

Shorty12
what about 819`s

Shorty12

Will these 819 take alot of abuse because i tend to break things

nathanst170

i am 19st running on a 28 hole hub.
changed to these as i kept brakeing spokes not had one go for ages(oops :roll: )
plus the added benifit of being able to go tubeless

Shorty12

Fair enough

Is the PUSHED tuning worth it?

Chaz.Harding

If you wait till xmas to buy gears,

1) Your trails will be wet, so mud + water = grinding paste. Plus, if it's really muddy, you'll be riding in one gear anyway.

2) If you wait that long to get Shimano groupset, it'll probably cost a million quid, with inflation etc at the minute.

So, either get gears now, or singlespeed it up for good, IMHO.

'Sup to you!

But pics when it's together! 8)

nathanst170

not sure but have you had a look at merlin 09 reverlations £170 off rrp
any help

Shorty12

I want the 20mm maxle for the stiffness as im riding a QR at the moment and i can feel it bending

So far i have got

On-one 456 :£175:00
Pike Forks 426: £300.00 Probaly get pushed when goes in for a service ends up same price
SLX group set: £380.00
Wheels: Hope pro II's on DT 5.1? £285.00


Comes to £1140.00


Seems reasonable the finishing kit will be bought from my LBS

supersonic

Shorty12 wrote:

Fair enough

Is the PUSHED tuning worth it?

It is if you know what you want. It may be better for you after, but it is hard to telll beforehand.

Shorty12

Ok , Cheers does that seem a solid build able to take big hits?

JxL

Its probably best to buy non-pushed forks at first, but when the service is due (usually around £60), ask them to PUSH them at around £50-60 extra. That's my plan at least

Shorty12

Yeah then i know what i would like from them. I was looking at a dialled alpine but the frame is more and the forks would cost more (If i cant find any domains). What do you think?

supersonic

I forgot to mention, I think 1300 quid is very steep for that build (compared to an off the peg build). But as is done from scratch you do pay more, and especially from the LBS.

Shorty12

Yeah it probaly wil be, but i want to build a bike up from scratch