What did you bike cost?

supersonic · February 2012

More for the custom builders and part swappers really - if you add up all the bits you paid, what does it come to? Think it was a good deal and worth it overall? Please say if bits were 2nd hand!

DHA987S · February 2012

Can I reply I daren't add it up?

lawman · February 2012

hmmmm we talking RRP or what we actually paid?

well the HD was just over £4000 to start with, but has since had:
new tyres - £70
a joplin - second hand £60
a reverb - brand new £200
E-thirteen Lg1+ and 34t guide ring - £150
new bb - £40 (complete rip off from the LBS, they do like to sting you for stuff you need!)
new XT M785 brakes and Icetech Rotors - £190 from rose and £10 to swap the hoses.

the maxlight came to just over a grand back in 2006, and thats had all sorts since then...

second hand hope mini's £80
charge spoon £20
revelations £300
second hand but brand new DT wheels - £120
new bars stem, seatpost - £90
nobby nics - £60
another new set of bars - £35
new grips - probably about £60 as I've had 4 sets...
new chain rings and cassette - £80
new cranks - £120
new pedals £35
new 1 x10 drivetrain £110
new superstar wheels £220
another new set of M785 brakes - £110

think thats it

but it all amounts to quite alot, I wont add it up

supersonic · February 2012

WHat we actually paid, but put RRP in too for comparison if you wish!

rockmonkeysc · February 2012

£2500 for the Reign X2 then the upgrades.

So far:
Superstar / Mavic XM721 wheels - £220
Shimano SLX double & bash cranks - £110
Schwalbe Muddy Mary tyres - £70
Superstar Nano pedals - £45
FSA Gravity Gap stem - £30
Push tuning on the Van R shock - £150
Offset shock bush - £10
Lyrik travel spacer removed to make forks 170mm travel - Free!

Still to come:
Mission control damper for the Lyrik forks - £230 (Fitted by TF Tuned)
SLX rear mech - £45
XT shifters £60
Renthal fat bars - £50
Saint brakes - £320
New chain device & single chain ring - undecided which ones but around £200

I think thats good value. It will be better than the higher spec Reign X for about the same total cost.

supersonic · February 2012

Some parts on mine are taken from other builds, and have actually ended up costing me nothing (free take offs!) when I have sold the old bike on at a profit! But as it stands, with some of the RRPs in brackets as estimates:

Zaskar Carbon Team frame, with FSA headset and seatclamp: £600 (1099)
Reba SL: £140 s/h (500)
XTR wheelset: £130 s/h (700)
Deore Brakes and XT ice rotors: free! (200)
Speedking tyres: £45 (70)
Exotic carbon ti seatpost: £35 (55)
Wellgo MG1: £25 (45)
Gobi Ti saddle: was given by a friend (70)
Noir carbon chainset: free! (350)
XTR front mech: free! (70)
XTR Shadow Plus rear mech: WMB test item (170)
SLX/XT shifter: £15 (60)
1050 cassette: free! (65)
SRAM 10spd chain: free! (25)
Ritchey tubs: £6 (10)
Cabling: free!
Easton MonkeyLite SL Carbon bar: free! (110)
KCNC stem: free! (30)
Bonty foam grips: free! (10)

MountainMonster · February 2012

I think I have hovering around the 1800 Euros mark for my Cotic. Got the frame for 300 used (amazing deal for here in Austria), managed to transfer quite a few bits over from my old Merida, but those will be switched out eventually as well.

So, as far as I know:

300 for the frame ( Cotic Soul)
600 for the forks ( Pace RC41 Fighter)
260 for front wheel ( Custom built)
40 for the bash guard (FSA)
80 for front derailleur (Sram XO)
90 for rear derailleur (XT)
70 for a casette (shimano SLX, I think)
70 for Exotic Bars
70 for Spesh Stem
50 for Deore brakeset ( will be changed soon)
About 40 on various small bolts and things I needed
60 for a Rotwild seatpost
90 for some new Shimano DX pedals
45 for some KCNC bar ends
20 for some Hope bar protectors
20 for hope seat clamp.

Not sure if that is everything, but I think at least.

Up eventually will be new brakeset, new rear wheel, new tyres, new crankset.

Briggo · February 2012

Stumpy FSR Comp '10, purchased in Oct '09.

Bike £1445 (RRP £1899) - Got this heavily discounted due to bike shop cockup

Fork upgrade from open bath RL to FIT RLC £235
Wellgo MG1s £30
XT rear cassette £32
Sram X0 rear derailleur £75
Hope hoops with crests £335

Was it all worth it? Hell yeah, not upgraded too much, mainly for weight purposes and the rear derailleur was only upgraded because the X9 had a pretty bad reaccuring fault.

Best upgrade was the forks, followed closely by the wheels.

peter413 · February 2012

Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain Flatline frame - £1000 reduced from £2800
Fox RC4 rear shock - with frame
Rocky Mountain seatclamp - with frame
Rock Shox Boxxer Team 2007 forks - 2nd hand - £220
Answer DM stem - with forks
Nukeproof headset - £40
Shimano Saint brakes - front was 2nd hand, rear brand new - £135
Rotors - £20 - rear was 2nd hand and free off a mate
Hope Pro II/Mavic 729 front wheel - 2nd hand - £30 off a mate
Sun Ringle Demon/MTX 33 rear wheel - £130
Sram PG 950 cassette - £20
KMC X9 chain - £15
Shimano Saint cranks/BB/chainring/bash ring - 2nd hand - £80
E Thirteen SRS MTX chain guide - £45
Sram X7 rear mech - £40
Sram X9 shifter - £40
Cables - £5
Superstar grips - £10
Pro Atherton handlebars - £40
Superstar Nano Thru-Pin pedals with custom pedal pins - £45
SDG I-Fly saddle with I-beam seatpost - £65
Maxxis DH tyres- £40 for my usual ones
Continental tubes - £10
Helitape - £10

Total: £2040, bit of good price when you consider the frame should have cost far more than this

Marin Wolfridge

Marin Wolfridge frame - 2nd hand - £280
Fox RP23 rear shock - with frame
Hope QR seatclamp - £18
Fox Float RL forks - £350
Truvativ Holzfeller - £27
Hope headset - with frame
Formula RX brakes - 2nd hand - £100
Rotors - £45
Superstar DH front wheel - £70 (was part of a pair but I think this is what they cost separately)
Hope Pro II/Nukeproof rear wheel - £130
Sram PG990 cassette - £40
KMC X9 chain - £15
Race Face Atlas cranks - £125
Middleburn 34t ring/Shimano Deore 22t ring/Race Face metal bash gaurd - 40
Backspire Stinger chain device - £25
Sram X7 rear mech - £40
Shimano SLX front mech - £20
Sram X7 shifters - 2nd hand - £25
Cables - £10
Bontrager X-Lite grips - £12
Pro Atherton handlebars - £40
Wellgo MG1 pedals with custom pins - 2nd hand - £15
SDG Bel Air ST saddle with I-beam seatpost - £65
Maxxis Crossmark rear tyre and Maxxis Ardent front tyre (what I usually use) - £45
Continental tubes - £10

Total: £1547

A lot of parts are passed on from bike to bike, for example a lot of the parts came from the 456 when it wasn't just built from spare parts. Unfortunately none of that money includes the on going maintenance that comes with riding your bike for College, I have such a hard life don't I

Both bikes do me really proud and it's great having such supportive parents/friends

sniper68 · February 2012

My Mmmbop came in at just under £1k.
The frame was new at £154,then everything except the fork and wheels and bars were new.
Frame £154
RR Revelation Dual Air 2nd hand £160
Wheels WTB 2nd hand £85
Bars/Stem 2nd hand £15
Saddle £20
Seat post £20 replaced with a Joplin3(already had)
Post collar £10
Grips £10
Brakes Avid Elixir5 £140 replaced with:
Brakes Formula Mega £160
Tyres/Tubes £40
X7 shifters/rear mech £60
XT front mech £20
Cables/outers £15
Cassette £35
Chain XTR (freebie!)
Crankset LX £55
Bash guard E13 £30
Chainguide £22
Chainstay protector £5
Pedals 2nd hand £15
Edit**
Headset SS reducer £40
That's about it £970.
Most money saved on wheels and fork....worth every penny 8)

FS I'm in around the £3K mark(bought for £2k :roll: ) daren't work out exactly :?

warpcow · February 2012

I don't have a list, but I did make one a while ago and only kept the totals. For my SC Heckler, I worked out I paid about £1300 in it's original confirguration (that was with 2nd-hand forks and frame and upgraded shock). RRP would have been about £2500. Since then I've changed some bit though: new forks, drivetrain, cockpit. Splitting the difference of part removed and saved or sold, I'd say it's up to having cost about £1600 now, but the RRP would have been more like £3000 (I got an incredible deal on forks).

My Inbred cost about £850, all new parts, with an RRP of £1100-1200. That bike is pretty much sold though, and the next will be roughly the same value: cost ~1000, with an RRP of 1500-ish.

bartimaeus · February 2012

Giant Anthem X4 - £1,400 (with lots of stuff I actually needed on 'points') so probably £1,250
Ergon GX2 grips - £45
QR seat clamp - £15
Superstars Nanos - £43
Charge Spoon - £25

GT Avalanche 1.0 s/h - £235
Sunline V1 745 bar and 65mm stem - £60
Fizik Tundra (free - from Anthem)
MG1s (from Anthem) - £32

mikeysickalrigh · February 2012

All these bikes sound wicked, why not post some pics or links with them so we can see how they turned out

angry_bird · February 2012

Aaarghh I just spent ages typing it out and totting it up only to lose the post!!!!

Sod doing it all again.

Never paid for a pair of pedals, always been given them as gifts.

The short version:
Orange - £699.50 (780)
The modifications £750 near enough, it's a lot of money... but being over a couple of years I haven't noticed it too much (worth considerably more than that, easily over 1ks worth if going on RRPs)
Made back £140 from selling old parts.
Total cost £1310ish

Road bike £600 (1000)
New bar tape £12
Computer £28

The 456
£1487.86 exactly.

Don't want to think about what I've spent on tyres, brake pads, grip cartridges, tubes etc. over the years though

I'm happy with the orange and the amount I've spent on it, aside from the the forks, which to be fair are a fair enough upgrade over the toras, and the wheels (which are nothing but tarty blingyness and I only bought because I got paid at the wrong moment

) everything else was bought when the old parts had broken or worn out, not just for the sake of it.

The 456 cost more than I wanted it to, but comparing it to their standard builds at the time, and the fact I'd built it to my taste and I love the way it rides I'm not too bothered. Having said that I'm well aware it doesn't represent the best value, and if I'd really wanted I could easily have built up a full suss with similar travel from ebay.

The Northern Monkey · February 2012

I think this is just a thread to make Supersonic feel smug

ashleymp777 · February 2012

Yeti ARC5 Carbon
2012 Fox RP23 kashima rear shock (not shown in photo)
XTR Chainset
XTR chain
XTR Front mech
XTR rear mech
XTR pedals
Avid XX brakes
Chris King Front and rear hubs
Chris King headset
Chris King bb
Stans Crest rims f/r (Not shown in photo - DT Swiss rims shown were sh*te and got rid of them)
Ritchey WCS carbon seatpost
Ritchey WCS carbon stem
Ritchey WCS carbon bars
Ritchey WCS carbon saddle
Fox R120 Kashima forks
Schwalbe Racing Ralph and Rocket Ron tures
Full ti bolt kit
Thomson seat clamp

£5775. Ridiculous amount of money for a bike!

NORTHERNSHAGGY · February 2012

Specialized Enduro Expert 2010 purchased Apil 2011
Cost £1650 from Bikeshak Altrincham (£3000 RRP)
Gusset Slim Jim Pedals £20
Superstar Lock-on Grips £10
Charge Spoon Saddle (Cycle Surgery Edition) £18.74
Easton Haven Alu Bars £55.99
Easton Havoc Stem £63.99

bigpee · February 2012

Commencal Meta 55 Frame with Fox RP2 shock - £400 (new in clearance)
Rockshok Sektor forks - £250
Superstar XC-430 wheelset - £160
Formula K18 ORO brakes - £116
Rockshox Reverb - £200
Maxxis Minion DHF - £30
Nobby Nic - £20
Funn Fatboy slim 700mm handlebar - £15
SRAM X5 shifters - free (off old bike)
X7 rear mech and X5 front mech - free (off old bike)
SLX double bash crankset waiting to go on - £81
Superstar grips - £10
Boardman saddle - free (old bike)
Exotic 70mm stem - £20 (I think)
Stolen headset - £25

Total - £1327. So much for picking up a cheap bargain!

waughie · February 2012

Cotic Soul Frame £400
Fox 32 Talas RLC Forks £350
Stans Crest Rims on Hope Pro 2 £343.96
Schwalbe Nobby Nics £61.18
Shimano SLX Cassette £39.99
Shimano LX Crank £100
Replacement chain rings £24.98
Shimano LX RR rear derailleur £40
Shimano Deore front mech £5 s/h
Shimano LX Shifters £25 s/h
KMC X9 SL 9 Speed Chain £24.75
Shimano PD-M540 £31.95
Shimano BB70 XT/SLX Hollowtech2 Bottom Bracket £24.26
Frame tape £12
Goodridge Cables - Gear Gear Cable Kit Carbon £28.98
Ritchey Seat Post £12.49
Avid Juicy 5 '05 £160
FSA DH240 handlebars £35
FSA stem £25
Hope headdoctor £10
FSA headset £30
Ritchey Seat £44.99
Superstar grips £15
£1844.53 for my build as it stands now. Give or take £200 in spares for brake pads, tyres, pedals etc

Plus everything else, like workstand, tools, bikerack, clothing, shoes, lights, original bike etc!

diy · February 2012

Frame: M5 2007 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR 120 used £230
Rear Shock: 200/57 Fox RP23 Pro Pedal 2009 £210
Fork: RockShox Reba, dual Air, 120 mm travel with evo seals and remote adjust. 2008 nicked off the rockhopper so 190 quid for the ones on the hopper but needed to spend about £60 quid fixing them.
Front Derailleur: Shimano LX top swing, bottom pull 2008 £18
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XT with CNC bling bling jockeys 2008 nicked off the rockhopper so 25 quid for the deore one it replaced
Number of Gears: 27
Shifters: SRAM attack (cos I like the chunky feel) 2009 £35
crankset:Shimano XT Hollowtech II 175mm, 22T-44T 2011 Pedals XT SPD 2011 £165
Cassette/Chain SRAM PG990 11-34T 9-speed and PC-991, 9-speed with Power Link £45
Brakes: Avid Juicy 7 203mm front 185mm rear 2006 £145 used
Handlebars EC90 with EC90 ends low rise 2010 £80
Stem/seat tube: EA70 and EA50 seat tube 2010 £40
Grips: Superstar lock ons 2010 £8
Rims: Stans flow with Hope pro II hubs 2009 £350
Saddle: WTB Laser V SLT 2010 £45
Tyres all sorts £40
cables and bits probably another £50
A smidge under £1700

big_p · February 2012

wife's bike.

orbea ordu slt time trial bike £3000
dura ace di2 conversion £1600
quest carbon rear disc wheel £650
adamo tt saddle £130
2 x Vittoria Evo CX Tubular £130
dura ace crank £280
dura ace brake calipers £200

total £5860

my bike.

orbea onix t105 £1600
not a penny more, it's good enough for me.

cooldad · February 2012

I'm cheap and rarely buy new. Also enjoy hunting bargains down on Ebay.

Selection I'm currently riding:

Full Sus - £503- 2008 Kona Four Deluxe
Bike - £399
Wellgo MG1's - £24
Charge Spoon - £20
Plus replaced because I wanted, not needed to:
Fulcrum RM5 wheels - £85 On One sale
Pair centrelock rotors - £10 0n One sale
Deore crankset - £55
KCNC stem - £10

Rigid - £27 - 1988 Rockhopper including DMR V8s and Mint Sauce stickers
Bike off Ebay - £34
Sold bullhorn bars - less £20
Straight bars - £1 (Halfords sale bin)
Awesome Girvin Flexstem - £12

Road bike - £18 - 80's Carrera Monza (Reynolds 531 so not too shabby)
Bike off Ebay - £5
New tubes - £6
SH Selle San Marco Rolls saddle - £7

Chains, tyres etc I don't really count as they are consumables.

weescott · February 2012

I have intentionally not priced up 2 of my bikes.

SC Blur XCc £2500 frame only, Fox F120RLC. XTR/X0. Sourced all the parts cheap new one the web.
c5k - Buying a full build from SC would have cost a few hundred more.

Intense Tracer 2: Got the frame well under the retail price.Full XT, CCDB, 36 Kashima, Sourced all the parts cheap new on the web. Got the Reverb under retail from my LBS
Over 4k - I guess a similar full Nomad build from SC would cost c1k more :shock:

SC Bullit. Second hand bargains, old parts and some new bargains. XTR/XT/Hope wheelset,
About £1200 total.

IBISMojoHDamon · February 2012

Intense 6.6 Frame - $1100.00 (shipped in from the US.
Fox 36 Talas fork - $600.00 (shipped in with the frame)
Chris King 1.5 HS - £130.00
Chris King Hubs - £450 Pair
Chris King BB - £100.00
Thomson Stem - £45
Easton Carbon DH Bar - £105.00
Shimano Saint V1 brakes - £250.00
Mavic 823 UST Rims - £150 Pair
DT Competition Spokes - £50
Bontrager Jones ACX Tires - £44.00 Pair
XTR 9 Speed Shifters -
XTR F Mech
XTR R Mech - £90.00
XTR Chainset - £105.00
XTR 11-34T Cassette - £60.00
SRAM PC991 Hollow Pin Chain
SDG Ti Fly Saddle - £60.00
Thomson Elite SP - £40
Lizard Skin Peaty Grips - £12.00
Shimano DX SPD's £45.00
Dare I say it, Paint job was $600.00!

Had it for 2.5 years, sold for £1500.00!

Satchm00 · February 2012

In case the missus sees this post I'll be using invisible ink to reply...

Giant Anthem X2 2010 (£2100)

On One inbred with carbon fibre bonty forks (ebay £100)
RaceFace deus xc SS 34T crank (CRC discount = £110)
Superstar SS kit (£35)
Shimano XT BB (spares)
KC1 chain (£4)
RaceFace Deus wide bars (CRC £6)
Superstar grips (£10)
Specialized pedals (£25)
Thomson Seat Post (pinkbike £45)
Hope QRs (seat + wheels - £40)
Shimano MT15 pair (£80)
Michelin WildRaceTyres (spares)
Elixir 5s 2012 (£120)

craigw99 · February 2012

current bike Boardman team f/s £700 on ctw (1000 retail)
including giro helmet £50
shock pump £25
conti slicks £40
added in as it was a shop ex display!

old bike when 17 (and still use)

1993 canondale m1000 £850
nukeproof carbon hubs mavic rims £400
Manitou2 forks £350
answer stem £90
Aheadset £40
gripshift £50
answer hyperlight bars £70
x light bar ends £45
x lite ti brake bolts £20
specialised cranks £150
spd's £45
xt front mech £35

total £2145

all prices are approx and based on poor memory! looking at this bikes today in real money dont look to cost much more

fat_homer · February 2012

First time I’ve totted this up as I haven’t dared before and some of the prices I’m struggling to remember:
Cotic Soul New £480
2010 Reba Teams New £270
KCNC Scandium Bone SH £25
70mm Thomson Stem New £55
Crane Creek S3 New £23
Superstar Supagripa New £11
Shimano XT M785 Breaks New £126
Superstar Rotors New £20
Shimano XT M770 Shifters SH £35
Shimano XT M781 Front Mech New £28
Shimano XT M770 Rear Mech SH £35
Charge Spoon New £16
Thomson Elite Layback New £45
Hope QR Clamp New £19
Shimano SLX M660-10 Chainset Inc. BB New £140
Blackspire Chainring New £32
KMC X10 Chain New £16
Wellgo MG1 New £31 (soon to be replaced as there battered)
Hope XC Hubs, Mavic 717 Rims & XT Cassette SH £100
Hope Skewers SH £10
Nobby Nics, 2.25 SH £45 pair
Neo Guard New £20
Gear Cables (inner/outer) New £12
Frame protection New approx £20
Shiny blue bits New £30
TOTAL: £1,644 ish

This has been over a longish period as the wheels, pedals and a few other bits where upgrades on the Cube. I’m currently contemplating a new wheel set (pro2/crests) but I don’t need them so probably won’t happen and will go 10s at the back when either the cassette or rear mech give up on me.
I’d say it was worth it, I love riding the Soul, much more so than my old Cube. More comfortable and confidence inspiring going down and no slower going up or across.

The Northern Monkey wrote:

I think this is just a thread to make Supersonic feel smug

Think you might be right!

clamps81 · February 2012

Don't have exact numbers to hand, but comes to approx £1800.
Frame : Tomac Snyper (M) £550
2012 XT Groupset (inc brakes) £500
Revelation world cup forks £450
Mavic En 521 on Superstar Evo hubs £220
Truvativ bar and stem
Raceface seatpost
Fizik Gobi Saddle
Superstar pedals and grips
High roller on the back, minion on the front

pretty chuffed all told - thought it would come out over 2 grand.

Have just had to spent 80 quid replacing the mech hangar and rear mech though :x

bartimaeus · February 2012

It might be better to ask "What has your bike cost per mile?" On a cost-per-mile basis my Anthem is the second cheapest bike in the garage (after my old road bike). I'm sure that the family will come round to my way of thinking eventually.

mrmonkfinger · February 2012

far too much!

roadie
surly LHT frameset £400
wheels ~£200
drivetrain ~£200
misc (post/stem/mudguards/rack/saddle) ~£200
levers & bars from previous bike
I'd guess about £1400 to put together from scratch TBH.

full sus
frame £300
revelations £300
pro 2 evo wheels £230
stylo cranks £120
xt shifters/mechs/cassette bits ~£200
finishing kit ~£200

That's almost certaintly underestimating the amount gone on bits I tried (saddles or bars or stems etc) and didn't like, plus the previous bikes (scott reflex £550 and lemond reno £750) which were partly been sold on ( frames only) as all the "consumables" all drive train components had been consumed (mashed the reno's wheels in a cattle trap, all the cassettes/chains/chainrings died, as did the reflexs shifters, wheels, etc) or reused (renos shifters, bars).

I do still have one part of my old MTB left in use - the spokes.

Anonymous · February 2012

Carbon 456 build, taking bits off the old GT ID5 and adding upgrades.

Frame - £400 (couldn't wait any longer for the price drop. Still cheap anyway).
Smoothie Mixer - £40
X0 brakes - £200
X9 10 speed rear mech - £55
X9 10 speed shifter - £50
SRAM PG 1050 cassette - £43
KMC X10.93 chain - £18
FSA DH Chain Ring (for 1x10 set up) - £15
Gear cable inner / outer - £9
Jump Stop - £10
Easton EC70 MonkeyLite carbon bars - £50 (thanks to CRC discounts)
Superstar grips - £10
DMV Vault pedals (bling!) - £80

Swapped from the GT...
Recon 327 SA forks
Alex Rim DP20 wheels with Formula hubs
Truvativ Firex cranks

Swaps from GT that were previous upgrades...
Maxxis Minion DHF and High Roller tyres
Hope seat clamp
Hope QRs
Raceface Atlas AM Stem
Raceface bash (and bolts)
Easton Havoc seatpost
Charge Spoon seat

Total build price: £980

Actual RRP of all this I work out at £2100 !

Not that anyone pays RRP, even a bike manufacturer would not be paying or selling a complete bike at RRP of all the parts.

Could say over the years I've basically spent £1700ish to get all that.

What did you bike cost?

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