My "Ralph" build thread

My frame came back from being powder coated today aswell as some more bits through the front door, so ive started to build her up and she's looking quite tasty! So I thought i'd share where im up to
Suntour 2012 XCR DA LO forks Ebay bargain brand fire new

RockShox BAR 2.1 shock bought off her for £40 also brand fire new

Deda Stem and Hope spacers, and yes I know its technically a road stem, but I like the look of it!!

Continental rim tape and downhill inner tubes, much tastyness

Aest headset, nice Japanese bearings in here!

Nice cheap brake discs, good quality and only £5 the pair!!

Mavic rims on Quando hubs and stainless spokes again much cheapness £10 the pair

Schwalbe racing Ralph in Cube racing compound (whatever the censored that is) Again ebay bargain £10 the pair

Nice comfy seat, £3

The frame fresh from http://www.wilkinsonspowdercoating.co.uk Excellent quality of finish although they did get some media in the tubes which was an censored to get out!

Now for built up shots, Took me 3 hours and a lot of sweat to get it like this, Machined the bearing faces and pivot faces and trimmed the steerer myself(only had a junior hacksaw available took me 1 hour alone!!)LOL



Suntour 2012 XCR DA LO forks Ebay bargain brand fire new

RockShox BAR 2.1 shock bought off her for £40 also brand fire new

Deda Stem and Hope spacers, and yes I know its technically a road stem, but I like the look of it!!

Continental rim tape and downhill inner tubes, much tastyness

Aest headset, nice Japanese bearings in here!

Nice cheap brake discs, good quality and only £5 the pair!!

Mavic rims on Quando hubs and stainless spokes again much cheapness £10 the pair

Schwalbe racing Ralph in Cube racing compound (whatever the censored that is) Again ebay bargain £10 the pair

Nice comfy seat, £3

The frame fresh from http://www.wilkinsonspowdercoating.co.uk Excellent quality of finish although they did get some media in the tubes which was an censored to get out!

Now for built up shots, Took me 3 hours and a lot of sweat to get it like this, Machined the bearing faces and pivot faces and trimmed the steerer myself(only had a junior hacksaw available took me 1 hour alone!!)LOL




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I know your pain of sawing through steel steerers too haha.
B'Twin Triban 5
Ralph
B'Twin Triban 5
Ralph
and it is looking a lot better than i thought it would i like the white a lot
buzzing down twisting single track then.... psssst BANG!!!
Another couple of ton and ill be done! £2k's worth (ish) bike for less than £500!
Ralph
take about 1.5k off and you're about right on valuation! saying its worth 2k is, well politely ambitious! looks ok considering and some good deals too
What was the frame from?
Where did you find those wheels for £10? Curious for a cheap build for the girlfriend..
Wheels were just ones some guy had bought for a project but bought the wrong ones, he didnt need the disc hubs, i put 20 quid on em and got them for 4 quid plus 6 for postage
Ralph
B'Twin Triban 5
Would I be right in saying that in 2000 ish Raleigh made all the above AND Univega's?? If so it could be that the same frame was spead over a few brands?? Or am I just being a knob again?
But I assure you the frame defo had univega stickers on it and was in a box with univega on it although a very battered box LOL
Ralph
B'Twin Triban 5
Ive got acera 3x9 on the way but ill make it 2x9 and whack a saint bashguard where the big ring was. BUT have just bought an xt 9 speed mech and shifters (both) off here so that will tighten up the shifts and sell the acera mech and shifters to recoup my spend on the xt stuff.
Winner winner chicken dinner as they say!
Cables will be goodridge teflons. in white, and the brakes are xt's in white
Not sure about the silver chain yet, whether or not to change to a gold one?? Hmmmmm any thoughts??
Ralph
B'Twin Triban 5
Then I realised my surname wasn't 'Cent' or 'T'
09 5.2 Rockrider budget rescue . viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=13033836&p=19671152#p19670604
I bought a white seat post for it too and the powder coat on that matches exactly! = WIN
HOWEVER bearing in mind my seat post hole is for a 30.9, the post is 30.9+ powder coat (not by me might I add by the manufacturer) = Kev's had to dig his king pin bush reamer out to shave 0.1mm(ish) the internal diameter of the seat post recepticle!!
Kev was most puzzled at why the correct post wouldn't go in the front bottom hole till it tigged about the powder coat!
Seat post isnt going back tho cos it matches innit! I might have to trim it down tho, bought a 400mm one with the mindset get a long one and chop it down, cant extend one thats too short can ya!
Ralph
*giggle*
Ralph
Ralph
buzzing down twisting single track then.... psssst BANG!!!
Aye, I believe someone has done a similar project on here before but they knew it was a BSO from the start
Whack a few semi decent parts on it and it can't be all that bad I guess, although I bet it weighs a bit?
done slight bit of research as you cand find censored all out about Univega's, and the frame will most definately have been made by Raleigh. SO ive fired an email off to Univega as it stands now, to see if they can shed any light, on wether this frame was used for BSO's and their bikes.
Either way, I like it and im sure it will serve me well, even if the frame is shared with BSO's
Ralph
We'll wait see what Univega say about it, IF they reply. But not so hopefull of good news tbh.
Still onwards and upwards, its a fairly decent bike, and ill be blasting it off stuff very soon! AND it looks quite boss! So im happy!
Ralph
Ralph
Isa mee, Fatbloke, father of Ralph, I bring thee good tidings and pictures of shiny things!
The post man will be even busier tomorrow! LOL
Today my Stoppers have arrived! Woop
Although I am gutted the hoses are black though! BUT to be fair they do actually go with my monochrome look so i'll probably just leave em as is!
Also my front brake Bracket has arrived so I have fitted the front caliper.
I was expecting mounting brackets with the calipers, but alas none come. I already knew I needed a front one due to the 203mm disc, but I've now gotta order a rear one. I've been to every bike shop in Crewe and they all looked at me if I was an alien, "asking for something like that, on a friday? How very dare you!" Except one! Andy at JE Williams was very helpful, he had a couple of spare brackets in his box and gave them to me to try and if they fit drop a fiver in next time im passing! THATS customer service right there. Unfortunately neither of the brackets were the right one, but ill still bung him a fiver anyway!
And my seat and post have been fitted,
So were getting there! Still no reply of Univega as to whether or not it is one of their frames but meh, its Ralph and he's mine! LOL My geary and bar-ee bits should be here the morn, so more spanner twiddling and HOPEFULLY will be on the road by next weekend!! Canny wait!!
Ralph