My Dream bike nearly Finished UPDATE! New Pics

Glynnd111

My Cove HANDJOB

The Things is red have been purchased or are going to be purchased

Frame: Cove Handjob 21.5"
Forks: Bomber MX pro Lo 120mm (Rockshox Revelation Team Air U-Turn 2010 Maxle light NEW)
Wheels: Front Mavic EN521 / Hope Pro II
Wheels: Rear Mavic EX721 / Deore (Mavic EX721 Hope Pro II When they ever come back in stock)
Front mech: Deore
Rear mech: XT Long cage
Shifters: XT
Chainset: SLX
Pedals: Superstar Nano tech
Stem: Truative XR
Handlebars: Easton ea70
Brakes: Hayes Stroker Trail 203mm / 160mm
Seat: Charge Spoon Wiggle Orange

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These Arrived Today

j96_2

Thats thae dogs knackers!! its gorgeous mate

xterra

very nice!!!! love the pedals - may need to invest myself :-) do they do any other colours??

Glynnd111

There from superstar and yes there are loads of colours

Dorset_Bins

Looks sweet - got an HJ, myself.

What size are your High Rollers? If 2.35, had any problems with frame clearance?

Good work.

Glynnd111

There are 2.35 and no problems plenty of room mate

If you dont mind me askin what spec are you running dont see many Handjobs on here

Dorset_Bins

Set up a bit more XC-oriented than yours. Had a 2006 Caldera that I got bored of, stripped and moved some of the components across. Haven't yet got round to sorting out some obvious things (like the cranks).

Forks: Marzocchi 44 (100mm)
Wheels: Mavic Crossride
Front mech: XT
Rear mech: XT (older non-shadow)
Shifters: LX
Chainset: Truvitav Blaze
Pedals: Shimano 545
Stem: Hope
Post: Easton EA50
Handlebars: Raceface low riser
Brakes: Hayes HFX Nine's
Seat: Specialized Phenom

Have been running 2.1 tyres (Panaracer Fire XC Pro and a Conti Explorer) - hence the tyre question.
The Crossrides have been faithful servants for a few years now - but the rear keeps getting a wobble in it. Have an XT hub to build into something a bit stronger. 24h wheels look nice - but not the strongest.

Sweet bike - got me thinking about the AM slant. Might pop mine on here when I've finished. But by that time, it'll probably need a paint job!

Cheers

Glynnd111

My cove started off life as a voodoo Bokor with a similar spec to yours.

I changed the frame first then slowly upgraded parts month by month I didn't realy think
About mine as all mountain but I guess it is.

Im a big fella so I tried to build it as strong as possible having ruined many parts
I ride mostly xc myself think the hardest thing its had to cope with was the monkey trail
Black routes but I failed before the bike did

The cove is a very cable frame that's good for almost anything excluding
DH and FR but with a travel adjust fork like mine it can cope with xc and I guess all
Mountain all day long.

Dorset_Bins

Perhaps I meant 'more agressive than mine' rather than AM!

I've found mine has handled whatever has been thrown at it - including the North Face at Grizedale.

Some of your spec has got me thinking though...

getonyourbike

very nice bike mate

Glynnd111

Just added a few pics with new forks fitted

beelzebomb

Hi, I've just started a blog on building up my Cove HJ from scratch - I hope to provide info & ideas that I've found to be not so easy to find online as well as the basics of trying to do this at home.
Subscribe & follow the ride. Hope it entertains!

http://covebikebuild.wordpress.com