my thuper new steeed

Louis84

my new bike i've recently finished building. Built from new and second hand parts. cost a little over £1000. Very pleased with it! What you guys reckon?

jay12

i have that grease

nice bike. looks great

arthur_scrimshaw

Very nice

PS it's the LAW that you provide a spec list!

road_donut

Bike looks ace mate

bobcheese

Grolch, an important part of any self build!

Bike looks top. Enjoy

Louis84

Arthur Scrimshaw wrote:

Very nice

PS it's the LAW that you provide a spec list!

OK spec list :-

Specialized stumpjumper M4 frame
Fox F32 120mm forks
Hope minis
Race face Evolve XC Stem
EA70 monkey bars
Hope pro II on Mavic 717 disc rims
Full XT drive
FSA MX Headset
DMR V8 Pedals
Bell Air RT seat w/Spesh seatpost
Peaty Comp grips
Panaracer XC tyres
XTR cable set



Just had my gloves come through the post. Pity im going away this weekend!

ctrlaltdel

I could be wrong, but aren't those 120mm travel forks a bit too long travel for an xc bike like a stumpjumper? But hey, if it rides well who am I to argue?

supercyril

I cant think of a better way to spend your free time. Grolch, new bike & Andy McNabs little known book 'SAS bike building'. Good times.

Top bike mate

Louis84

ctrlaltdel wrote:

I could be wrong, but aren't those 120mm travel forks a bit too long travel for an xc bike like a stumpjumper? But hey, if it rides well who am I to argue?

you may be quite right but this is not an xc bike, but an xc frame. Coming from a street and dirt background i didn't go all out xc straight away. But thought i would prefer to build an angry xc bike that can take the big hits, but still be light enough to race. Hence the strong wheels and 120 forks. And for me, this combination is working beautifully.

M6TTF

I think what he meant is the frame geometry isn't correct for 120mm forks. And you risk possible frame damage. I'd just run them with some sag to counteract it.