Buildng up from 2nd hand parts?
The Northern Monkey
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Just wondering what views are on building a whole bike pretty much on 2nd hand parts?
Should hopefully be getting a frame on the 31st and i'm trying to keep it as cheap as possible... max budget of around £500.
Frame is gonna cost me £200 which is a fair chunk, But I have wheels + tyres, cranks, grips and bars ready to donate thanks to the Saracen.
So I need forks, brakes, a rear mech, a rear shifter, cassette, a headset and stem for a max of £300.
Can it be done?!
Forks and brakes are the biggies... I'd rather spend a bit more on forks and get some fairly bog standard brakes tbh.
Oh and I may need to factor in the cost of a new rear spring!
Should hopefully be getting a frame on the 31st and i'm trying to keep it as cheap as possible... max budget of around £500.
Frame is gonna cost me £200 which is a fair chunk, But I have wheels + tyres, cranks, grips and bars ready to donate thanks to the Saracen.
So I need forks, brakes, a rear mech, a rear shifter, cassette, a headset and stem for a max of £300.
Can it be done?!
Forks and brakes are the biggies... I'd rather spend a bit more on forks and get some fairly bog standard brakes tbh.
Oh and I may need to factor in the cost of a new rear spring!
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What is the frame?
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Big though
i may have to use your bargin searching skills SS!
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Axle type doesn't matter, I have a spindoctor hub so can interchange between 9mm and 20mm if needed.
1 1/8th steerer.
Steerer length.. hmm.. HT length is 140mm, plus headset and stem so i'm not too sure... planning on using a pig pro headset for beefyness which will prob add 20mm to the stack height... no idea about stem yet.
and the magic number.... 180mm-200mm.
Some domain 318 180mm could work well I think... but a DC fork would be nice!
If you ain't gonna say what the frame is, bloody hard to give advice lol!
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180mm to 200mm!
No chance of getting anything like that new for the budget really. Why going so big, thought you were going for summat like the saracen?
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Theres a load of forks on [email protected] going fairly cheap... Jr T's would suit perfectly but I have no idea if they're any good or how servicable they are!
I've always said i'll have a DH bike before I move to Cardiff!
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ideally i'd like some boxxers but it depends if any show up at the right time!
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Taa!
a big no no!
spesh big hit?
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