Pastey bits and bobs carbon 456 build.

pastey_boy

seeing as the on-one carbon 456 frames are very cheap and i have a mountain of parts to utilise, i threw together a do it all hardtail. total weight is bang on 26lbs.
frame on-one carbon 456
fork rockshox revelation rl tapered 20mm thru
headset superstar tapertech red
stem x-lite dhr 75mm steve peat ltd edition
bars on-one dh
grips superstar excell
saddle sdg belair i-beam
post sdg carbon i-beam
s/clamp superstar cnc qr

chainset fsa team pro carbon mega exo inc hive 22/34 rings ,straitline bash, aerozine bolts
bottom bracket hope stainless red
pedals superstar nano thru

f/mech xtr m970
r/mech xtr m970 shadow
cassette slx 11/34
chain wipperman brass coated
cables clarks pre lube

brakes hope tech evo m4's braided hoses ,superstar 203/180mm floating rotors.

wheels superstar evo hubs, stans flow rims, sapim race spokes 20mm front 10mm thru qr rear, stans tape and valves.
tyres bontrager xr2 team edition tubeless ready running stans fluid.

Beardface

pastey_boy wrote:

i have a mountain of parts to utilise

Haha, dude, you must have the most amazing spare part list going!!

Great bikes, I had one for a little while, thoroughly enjoyed it. I like the build too, very nice.. not quite sure what it is, but it has your 'signature look'.. not even quite sure I know what that means myself, but it makes sense. Kind of. :P

pastey_boy

Stav wrote:

pastey_boy wrote:

i have a mountain of parts to utilise

Haha, dude, you must have the most amazing spare part list going!!

Great bikes, I had one for a little while, thoroughly enjoyed it. I like the build too, very nice.. not quite sure what it is, but it has your 'signature look'.. not even quite sure I know what that means myself, but it makes sense. Kind of. :P

pastey signature = lots of pointless anodised componentry

Beardface

Haha, anodising is never pointless!!

pastey_boy

Stav wrote:

Haha, anodising is never pointless!!

the swift kick in the nuts i received after i had the dog anodised would say otherwise.

Beardface

can't argue with that.. hate to think what the missus would do if the cat came back ano purple..

...saying that, the cat is ginger, so it may improve the little bugger.

DodgeT

Lovely.

And what are you doing so close to me, I'm just down the road in Astley. Would it be really cheeky to ask if I could have a look at it sometime, as I'm in the middle of trying to choose between one of these and some other choice frames... Is it an 18" also?

pastey_boy

it is an 18. its actualy gone to a mate that lives in leigh. i am doing some work on it though next week so you might be able to have a feel. really is a nice piece of kit for the money, fees right as soon as you get on it and its a good weight without trying to hard, a lighter set of brakes, bars and stem would take it under 25lbs. buying all the bits separately you could make a full 2012 xt build with revs for less than £1300.

pastey_boy

just done a quick reckon up and for £1399 you could have a full 2012 xt group inc brakes, rockshox revelation rl's15mm thru, on-one max am wheeset, pus decent quality on-one finishing gear and folding nobby nics all built onto a carbon 456.

cat_with_no_tail

Those C456s are immense value.

T'is a nice looking bike.

That stem still makes me want to dig my eyes out with a spork though. And it's a shame the On-one bars are more purple than red.

DodgeT

Whoooooaaa fella, stop spending my money for me, i'm bad enough as it is I've already got all the kit I need to go on it, it's (assuming I end up with a 456) going to be a nice single ring 9 spd affair with hope brakes and hubs and syncros rims, should be a good robust but light tool.

I'd really appreciate a look / feel, so if you can give me a shout whenever, that would be cool.

pastey_boy

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Those C456s are immense value.

T'is a nice looking bike.

That stem still makes me want to dig my eyes out with a spork though. And it's a shame the On-one bars are more purple than red.

ha ha ha you really love all my stems dont ya , im changing the bars for a deeper actual red colour.

delcol

you seem to throw together some decent bikes with your spare parts..

nice bike...
whens it's first trip to lee quarry...

pastey_boy

as ive mentioned this bike has gone to a mate in leigh, my back wont tolerate hardtails anymore. i did lee quarry on my old lynskey ht and although it was fun i nearly died a few times. im in the process of stripping my azonic avenger and building up a cannondale prophet which i hope to take to the quarry. only been there once and it was very wet and muddy so next time i go i want to do it in the dry just so i can get used to the place.

njee20

Jesus wept, pass the eye bleach!

Sure it's a nice bike, underneath all the horrific clashing parts.

pastey_boy

njee20 wrote:

Jesus wept, pass the eye bleach!

Sure it's a nice bike, underneath all the horrific clashing parts.

jesus is a mythical character so i do not recognise the weeping, and if your bleaching your eyeballs then i know ive still got my unique ability to produce minging bikes.

bails87

pastey_boy wrote:

njee20 wrote:

Jesus wept, pass the eye bleach!

Sure it's a nice bike, underneath all the horrific clashing parts.

jesus is a mythical character so i do not recognise the weeping, and if your bleaching your eyeballs then i know ive still got my unique ability to produce minging bikes.

They're getting better though, you're down to just three colours now rather than the 7 or 8 of the previous bikes!

leythervegas

Aye up pastey, never knew you had a 456. Kept that quiet. Bit of a colour clash going on there pal!

The Rookie

Too many shades of 'not quite red' going on there, still a 456C can't ever really look bad can it!

lawman

I agree with the eye bleach comment!!! These do ride really well, loving mine so far