W.I.P Kinesis Pha5e**UPDATE 14/04/12**

compo

Whytepeak wrote:

mrfmilo wrote:

And probably heaviest

Agreed.

Pick mine if you want super light wheels at a give away price

Thing is Whytepeak - does Jay know what has happened to your wheels, and indeed what shape they are in?

jay12

ok forks are QR, so will be using current front wheel. i will be buying a new rear wheel.

lawman

might as well buy my pair at only 80 quid

jay12

it's all right. i'll be buying an xt rear hub, mavic en321 rim, dt swiss DB black spokes and velox rim tape all for £78.99 :shock:

lawman

my wheels have deore front hub adn xt rear, dt spokes and mavic xc 717s if youu're interested. havent even put the advert up yet so you're the first to now about this

JamesBrckmn

I'll take them if Jay doesn't. how much do you want for them?

jay12

just ordered the rest of the stuff: rear wheel, stem, headset spacers, front brake adapter. will get building when all arrives. then will get a shock pump and upgrade front wheel and brakes within a couple of months

jay12

yay forks have arrived
they are marzocchi all mountain 4. 140mm travel(seems 130mm but if you pull on them they are 140 due to them being set up wrong or something)
will order a shock pump tommorow and the rest of the stuff should arrive about tuesday

anyway some pics:

ilovedirt

they look nice, bargain for what you paid. That's negative travel you're talking about, they may not be pumped up properly.

jay12

ilovedirt wrote:

they look nice, bargain for what you paid. That's negative travel you're talking about, they may not be pumped up properly.

thanks. yeah that's why i need to get myself a shock pump but i only have £15 atm will be getting paid tommorow

The Big Cheese

They look in great condition, nearly there mate

Da Mighty Chicken

Nice Jay, as TBC said, nearly there, I bet you can't wait to ride it

lawman

http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/593319/

should have bought this :P

only joking, lookin good mate, i remember when i first built up my maxlight, the frame was sat in my room for 2 months and it killed lookin at it allday its still going well today http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12633007

jay12

it's too expensive anyway :roll:

lawman

if i hadnt just spent shedloads (for me) on my own maxlight i would hav bought it

jay12

it's finished
first off all the front brake doesn't work as it needs a rebleed but i'm not going to bother as within a month i will be getting some avid elixir 5s(185/185) from merlin. then the same wheel for the front as i didn't have enough to get a pair

the build took me over a month to complete but i only have a paper round and my dad didin't want to give me any money towards it.i got some amazing bargains off ebay and crc so thanks to them both.so far the bike has cost £540

the spec:
Frame:kinesis pha5e 14"
Fork: 07 marzocchi all mountain
Rear wheel:shimano xt hub,mavic en321 rim,dt swiss DB black spokes and velox rim tape
Front wheel:quad hub, quad viper DH rim,stainless steel silver spokes and random rim tape
Brakes: clarks S2 hydraulic 185/185
Rear mech:Shimano SLX shadow
Front mech:Shimano deore
Shifter:Shimano deore LX
Cables:Carks(white outer)
Cassette:Shimano deore 9 speed 11-34
Chain:SRAM PC951
Chainset:Shimano Deore
BB:Shimano Deore
Pedals:wellgo V1
Seatpost:ITM lite luxe micro adjust
Seat clamp:black unbraned off ebay
Saddlle:selle italia X0
Stem:beone dh 60mm
Handlebars:FSA XC281
Headset:sunline V2
Tyres:continental vapor(front) continental explorer(rear)
Other:CRC chainstay protector,Lizard skins frame stickers,brand-x spacers

The Big Cheese

Nice one, really nice build. I bet you're well chuffed with it aren't you? I would be, thats a cracking build for the money. It will be even better when you get your new front wheel on and you brakes.

Whatever you do, DONT put white brakes on there, it wont go at all

Well done!

jay12

The Big Cheese wrote:

Nice one, really nice build. I bet you're well chuffed with it aren't you? I would be, thats a cracking build for the money. It will be even better when you get your new front wheel on and you brakes.

Whatever you do, DONT put white brakes on there, it wont go at all

Well done!

thanks. beofre i took the pics i couldn't resist a ride

nahh. they will match the gear cables . they are an awesome deal though. £135 for the pair

pastey_boy

these are lovely brakes for the money. good reviews and they will send you what ever rotor size you want.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/QUAD-DIME-PRO-RA- ... 53dfbafd08

cat_with_no_tail

Good work there jay12, bet it's a mahoooosive improvement over the old bike.

ilovedirt

Very nice, bet you're pleased with that, building a bike is a lot of fun and you get to spec everything how you want, bet you can't wait to build another now!?
I'll bet it's a marked improvement over your old raleigh too!

jay12

pastey_boy
i'll think about it but as they are from Asia they will take a while to arrive

Cat With No Tail
thanks. yes it's amazing to ride

ilovedirt
cheers. yeah i want to save up for a FR/DH build. yeah defenintly. the forks especially

ilovedirt

yeah you should do that, if you buy frame/forks and wheels used, you can build stuff like that down to a fair price, as you've just found. My scott cost me probably just under a grand to build, the retail on it would probably be more than double that, though i'm going to have to spend a few hundred more on some other bits and getting the forks/shock serviced (since it's a scott pull shock, only scott can service it, and it costs £120 )

jay12

ilovedirt wrote:

yeah you should do that, if you buy frame/forks and wheels used, you can build stuff like that down to a fair price, as you've just found. My scott cost me probably just under a grand to build, the retail on it would probably be more than double that, though i'm going to have to spend a few hundred more on some other bits and getting the forks/shock serviced (since it's a scott pull shock, only scott can service it, and it costs £120 )

i'll be looking to spend under £2000.
yeah thats what i don't like about scott

ilovedirt

Haha £2k is a healthy budget! Shouldn't be too hard!

blister pus

Missed this. Finally done, huh, jay. Looks very very nice. Job's a good'un. Glad you're pleased with the end product.

77ric

jay12 very nice chap very very nice

lawman

good job jay bike looks ace, bet it weighs a fair bit tho, altho not as heavy as the raleigh

jay12

thanks guys

lawman: yeah i think it's under 37lbs. with the upgrades it will be lighter though. the front wheel weighs 2kg :shock:

lawman

37lbs :shock: jeez alive i didnt think it would be that heavy

my xc120 is just over 26 atm with dt wheels and revelations, got some nobby nics comin this week which should knock a bit more off, hopefully it'll be sub 25 then, which aint bad for a bike with 150mm of front travel

i reckon with some lighter kit alround you could get that down to under 30 easy