Orange P7 Pro Custom Build -FINISHED (Pics page 30&31)

ilovedirt

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

ilovedirt wrote:

Ahh nice one, there's nothing more satisfying than building a bike yourself! It's a great learning process and it's fun too Can't wait to see the finished build!

Yeah, thats one of the things that helped me to decide, is that if I build the bike, then should anything happen when I'm away from home I'll be in a position to fix it (generally speaking)

Yeah, you have to learn some time, and it's generally pretty useful for trail mechanicals etc

max丨mo

Hallelujah!

It can be daunting at first to do stuff you haven't done before, but everyone has to start somewhere right? And it just starts to make sense after learning from your mistakes and errors.

It's like the whole "it's easy when you know how" thing.

Have you got a workstand? Makes things a lot easier, especially indexing gears, but by no means essential.

Da Mighty Chicken

Max|mo wrote:

Hallelujah!

It can be daunting at first to do stuff you haven't done before, but everyone has to start somewhere right? And it just starts to make sense after learning from your mistakes and errors.

It's like the whole "it's easy when you know how" thing.

Have you got a workstand? Makes things a lot easier, especially indexing gears, but by no means essential.

Its funny you should say this, as I'm starting to understand alot more now that I'm looking deeper into the various jobs that'll need doing, and its nice to know, however you can't replace practical experience, and I'm hoping it'll be a good one for me!

I haven't got a workstand, I'd love one but I wont be able to get one for a little while, so I've enlisted the wife to help hold the bike up whilst I index the gears!

The Big Cheese

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

I've enlisted the wife to help hold the bike up whilst I index the gears!

Brilliant!

ilovedirt

I indexed my gears with my bike upside down yesterday, nice and easy

Da Mighty Chicken

Just got frame back from the LBS today, BB, head tube & disc mounts faced, headset cups fitted. Also just got email from TFtuned to say that my forks are on their way back to me for tomorrow delivery, woooooop...... not so woop is that I won't have the chance to start the build until Friday afternoon, but its all coming together now, can't wait

Tolk

I think we're all excited for you, mate!

Zaskar20

Don't forget to take a piccy for every part that goes on. Then you can post it as a step by step guide.

jay12

Zaskar20 wrote:

Don't forget to take a piccy for every part that goes on. Then you can post it as a step by step guide.

i think we will have to make you do that for taking this long :P

ilovedirt

Woop! It's getting there!

Do you know what, I've built three bikes in the time that this has taken you and I'm starting my fourth!

Da Mighty Chicken

ilovedirt wrote:

Woop! It's getting there!

Do you know what, I've built three bikes in the time that this has taken you and I'm starting my fourth!

Can't hear you, lalalalalalalaaaa :twisted:

Build Day 1: Lots happened (for me at least). I've been taking things slowly just to be sure and as well, I've not not been feeling too good today either, so all being ok, the build should be finished tomorrow.

I have pics of the build process, so I will aim to get them up late tomorrow or Monday as I want to take some photos of the finished bike in good daylight, so depends on the time I finish tomorrow.

Its been a great feeling to actually do this myself and I really can't wait to start using it, ooooo its exciting :oops:

Dick Scruttock

There is a massive satisfaction from building your own bike. The best bit is when you finish indexing the gears and are able to take your hard work for its first quick run up the road to double check nothing falls off it

Trust me building the bike yourself is the best possible thing you can do, you will gain so much knowledge from doing it yourself.

jay12

Rick Draper wrote:

There is a massive satisfaction from building your own bike. The best bit is when you finish indexing the gears and are able to take your hard work for its first quick run up the road to double check nothing falls off it

Trust me building the bike yourself is the best possible thing you can do, you will gain so much knowledge from doing it yourself.

this is so true

richg1979

its doing my head in waiting 3 weeks for my new frame to arrive and as soon as it does bike will be built in about 30-45mins.
its taken approx 9 days to get all new bits together.

This just takes the buscuit, its bad karma faffing about for this long, ive got a bad feeling about this, possable theft or bad crash imminent.

The Big Cheese

so...... where are the pictures!!!!!!!

GODAMMIT MAN!!!

lawman

The Big Cheese wrote:

so...... where are the pictures!!!!!!!

GODAMMIT MAN!!!

+ potato

ssjambro

Have you finished yet?!?!

The Big Cheese

YES!!!!!

Hurry up - wherever you are at the momoent with it:

GET CAMERA

TAKE PICS

UPLOAD!!!!

The Northern Monkey

He was pm'ing me regarding the front mech size the other day so maybe he has a few parts that don't fit?

No idea..

cat_with_no_tail

I have spoken to DMC today, and can confirm there have been some complications (none of which are his fault), that have delayed the completion slightly.

Obviously, it's his build, and it's not really my place to comment on what's going on with it. I know he's knocking about somewhere, so I'll leave him to update you if he so wishes.

The Northern Monkey

Has his bank manager come to reclaim it all?

Anonymous

is this debacle still going on?

thebig25

This is like when a mate asks you to help plan his wedding to a bird your not sure about. A long drawn out process involving a myriad of details you don't care about but have to attend to anyway. All with a nagging doubt that it might not be worth it in the end!

Anyway DWC I hope it's all going well, but after spending 20+ minutes reading the thread last week I'm committed. I'm in. Let the dog see the rabbit. WHERE IS IT?!

ilovedirt

thebig25 wrote:

This is like when a mate asks you to help plan his wedding to a bird your not sure about. A long drawn out process involving a myriad of details you don't care about but have to attend to anyway. All with a nagging doubt that it might not be worth it in the end!

It's a bike mate, not a wedding! (though in this case, i suppose it migjht as well be!

max丨mo

C'mon DMC show us yer pics! It's been 15 days since build day 1, are you adding a bolt a day or something?

The Big Cheese

*Frustrated*

Excalibur76

Just started reading this post from the start,only just started coming back on here and i dont no how you guys have weighted this long lol.Nice tast in stuff by the way DMC cant weight to see it finished i built a gt bike once but used all xt stuff.

The Northern Monkey

The Big Cheese wrote:

*Frustrated*

cat_with_no_tail

The Northern Monkey wrote:

The Big Cheese wrote:

*Frustrated*

Go knock one out then.

This is neither the time nor the place to discuss your.....urges.

Dirty bastards!

chaz1979

where is it man, cant wait, throw up pics regardless of problems, pleeeeeeeeeeese