£715 Real Mountain Bike Build

hoathy

Want a bike for £715?
why not build one? it'll be more fun!

Frame: Sintesi 707 with Ritchey Headset - Merlin £79.99
Fork: RockShox Recon SL - Chain Reaction £174.99
Wheels and Brakes: Shimano 505 wheelset and Deore Disc Brakes - Merlin £169.95
Seat Clamp: Brand Seatclamp - Chain Reaction £4.99
Stem: FSA FR-200 - Chain Reaction £14.99
Handlebars: Easton EA30 Risers - Chain Reactions £19.99
Grips: Pedros Dice Vice - Chain Reaction £7.99
Shifters and Mechs: Shimano Deore - Merlin £69.95
Chainset and BB: LX HT2 - Merlin £59.95
Cassette and Chain: Shimano Deore - Merlin £29.95
Seatpost: FSA SL-280 - Chain Reaction £14.99
Saddle: SDG Bel-Air - Merlin £19.99
Tyres: Conti Speed Kings - Chain Reaction £12.99 each
Cables: Shimano XT Kit - Chain Reaction £12.99
Pedals: Wellgo V8 copy - Chain Reaction £10.00

Sorted!

(no pointing out that i missed innertubes!)

supersonic

Similar to one of my builds lol.

ilovedirt

decent build for £715 there. Add about £70-£80 on and you could have yourself an on one frame

supersonic

I'd rather have the Sintesi, lovely frame.

ilovedirt

fair enough, i'm not sure what the new sintesi stuff is like, i know they were the dog's danglies about ten years ago, but then again so were saracens and they're only just coming back....

nicklouse

sounds about right.





one i did earlier.

hoathy

nicklouse wrote:

sounds about right.





one i did earlier.

theres alwas one clever one isn't there?

One of my friends has a Sintesi frame, i thought that looked cheap until i saw it in the flesh, but its really nice, defo worthy of a build. He replaced the frame on a complete bike i sold him; it was a 24seven crosser.