New Build. Kona Dawg Supreme

Tjones27

Hi guys,

im not sure if im posting this in the right area, but im just starting my new build of a Kona Dawg Supreme. i got the frame last week with a fox float RP23 rear shock seatpost clamp and seat post. Im taking some parts off of my old frame which was a Hot Chili Zynga?!(i think) frame with a retro XT setup.

if anyone is at all interested in my build i would be more than happy to upload pictures and descriptions as i go. if not, then i wont bother.

just a quick low down on what ive got to start with.

new set of Hayes stroker ryde disc brakes.
9 Speed setup. i have the front and rear mech, but no shifters yet.
i do have the crankset but in due course (next paypacket) ill be getting a new one.
Nokon gear cables/blue outer house.
i have the old rims and tyres from my old bike, so ill be using those to save a bit of cash.

let me know what you think.

Cheers Tj

sloppycowpat

sounds good so far pics?

Tjones27

Right then. im going to try this but i reckon it wont work. here come somepictures.

hopefully if this works. this is my Kona Dawg Supreme frame. brand spanking new. (from 2009)


http://www.flickr.com/photos/19tj89/6925726644/in/photostream/

some nice things that turned up in the post today.

Hayes stroker Ryde disc brakes with 160mm/180mm rotors. yum yum.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/19tj89/6925726644/in/photostream/

and my Nokon Blue gear cable set.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/19tj89/6925726644/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19tj89/6925726644/in/photostream/

i also have a chris king headset that will be going on. sadly its balck. i did want to get a blue one, but the bank wont quite let me get it just yet. so a black one for the time being until i can afford to get a brand spanking new one. im off into town over the weekend to get a few more bits, but this is it for now. ill get a few more pics of the components that i have up.

RideOnTime

Smart. Should it be in the kitchen...

Tjones27

Of course it should. The kitchen is a multi-functioning room/surface. can someone tell me where to look, or how to actually upload the pictures onto the post as as you can see mine didnt work. ive posted pictures to flickr, but other than adding the link i havent a clue how to post the pictures. would be much appreciated.

sloppycowpat

when you post select the img button go onto your photo site e.g. Flickr and select the image and size you want right click on it and copy the image url and paste this in between the 2 (IMG)URL(IMG)

Tjones27

aaargh. as hard as i try to do it, i can't. ive tried copying all sorts of urls/https/bb codes and then trying the preview button it keeps coming up with the red corss in the white box.

Greer_

Click a link from your attempts above, select actions, view all sizes, medium 640, right click image, copy image URL, go to full editor when replying, select Img above, paste URL inbetween Img tabs.



voila hope that makes sense - took me ages to figure it out the first time! Your cables are quite flash! 8)

Tjones27

WOW, brilliant, thanks for the tip. now i can flood this post with pictures. haha. i have a few more items that ive pulled from my old frame. Hot chili Zynotic. but here are the nice blue Nokon cables once again and hayes stroker ryde brakes. i will upload some pictures tomorrow of the rest of the hardware that i have before i go on a shopping spree for the rest.

Tjones27

Right then, an update from the weekend.

Firstly I has my Chris King headset put in for me by the local bike shop (7 minutes) not bad ey.


Whilst I was there I took a shining to some nice blue Peaty grips


So when I got back home after playing a game of rugby I quickly put on my Ritchey stem, my ROOX handle bar and obviously the Peaty grips.


The set of forks that I have at the moment are an old set of Rock Shox Psylo


The hubs that I will be running are a set of Shimano Deore XT, but no idea what the rims are. And some nice Phat Schwalbe Racing Ralphs 26x2.40.


I'm about to make an order for some parts, does anybody have anything to comment(point out some stupidities??) about my choices?

Shimano Deore Chainset 9Spd M590 175mm 22.34.44 Silver
Shimano Deore Cassette 9Spd HG50
Shimano HG53 Chain 9Spd
Lizard skinsCarbon leather Framr patches
Cateye Enduro 8 speedo

mrmonkfinger

Tidy.

I'd find a 4 bolt stem, the 2 bolt caps are never been that secure IME.


A speedo???

Tjones27

Thanks for the tip. I'm hoping to eventually get a new set of forks as well. But I will look into a 4 bolt stem.

Speedo, speedometer, cycling computer.

sloppycowpat

dont leave the quick releas at that angle tho it will kill you

Tjones27

I don't intend to. I was just quickly putting them on to take some pictures. I had a little fiddle around with the Nokon gear cables last night. If you read the instructions they are quite easy to do, but me being a typical bloke! Who needs instructions? Well I do!! After having put them on, I then realised my mistake. So tomorrow will be my bike day to sort it out and get some more kit put on it. I did have a question, but I've completely forgotten it! Typical. When I think of it, I'll post it.

Tjones27

The latest. My items turned up in the post today from CRC. It did take a good week and a half. But I've managed to get it all setup so it runs all nice and smoothly. The gears run perfectly through all of them with one click of the shifters. However, I do have one question;

Does this look right???

when its on the largest front and the largest rear gear, the chain is very taught, and the rear mech looks very pulled forward!




This is what it looks like when its on the largest one at the front and the smallest one at the back.



In all fairness I won't be using the extreme gears of small on small and large on large, but when its on the two smallest gears, front and rear, then the chain is really loose!!




Any advice on this would be great. I am using an old Shimano XT Deore rear mech shifter that looks to be with a short cage. If I where to use a long cage would it make any difference??

Also my hydraulic hoses, and my wire for my cycling computer looks really messy, does anyone have a good picture of how to make it nice and tidy? I've run out of energy to think logically.

DodgeT

Pretty sure with a triple up front you need a long cage rear mech to allow for the range.

Tjones27

Hmm, that might well me the case, but the bike that I took it off was also a 3 spped upfront and 9 speed rear. But it might be a purchase for next month if its going to solve the issue. Cheers

emseens

It depends on cassette you using. On 11-32 rear mid cage works OK.

Tjones27

I've been thinking about it, and I'm going to get a nice brand new long cage rear mech, i may as well whilst im at it get a new front mech and then keep the ones that i have now as spares. As you never know what can happen. I'm debating whether to get the Shimano XT or the XTR front and rear mech. I've been looking at the XTR rear mech 9spd M971 and the front mech 9spd M971 which together will set me back around £140 or the XT rear mech M971 and the XT rear mech M971 whch will set me back about £85. What are people's opinions?? I'm alsogoing to get myself a Magic Shine MJ-816 front light linked with my fibre flair rear light which is well worth the money. Hope everyone is having a good weekend

chrisga

I'm not sure that you need a new mech, but wouldnt want to stand in the way of anyone purchasing bike bling!

I think you could even possibly get away with at least another link out of the chain (though hard to see exactly from the photos) when running big and big. To take up the slack in the chain when small small, there is a tiny screw (well there is on my rear mech), kind of behind the large bolt that connects the mech to the frame. Screw this in and it should push against the mech hanger on the frame and pushes the cage and body of the mech backwards to tension up the chain. Somebody else might be along sooner with the proper names for what I'm trying to describe.

Bike looks good though!

Tjones27

Hi,
thanks for the advice. Looking at it, it seems like I could probably take out another 3-4 links! I might give it a go and see how I get on. I know the screw you mean, I might need to take the hole lot off again and give it a good clean and lube up again as all of the screws are rather stiff. Cheers.