bargin bucket soda (wip)

delcol

i knew i would regret selling my demo,, stupid decision,, but hey we live and learn...
i needed a new park bike as i got the golden opportunity to go back to whistler,, a freebie holiday,, i got to do some media work for a guiding company out there and a little trail building, but it got me a free hol..

so i needed a new bike as i sold mine.. still being unemployed and on a really really really tight budget i begged borrowed and blagged some money togeather and managed to build a budget bike..
still a work in progress at the mo still waiting on some parts to arrive. but here is my custom budget boinger..
2012 ns soda fr.
a few boxes.








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like i said still a wip.. i need to fit the chain device pedals chain.. index gears trim brake hoses down.

and i am still waiting on some chromag bling to arrive..
Frame: ns soda fr
Forks: RockShox Totem RC2 DH Solo Air Tapered Forks
Bars: pro vanderham..
Stem: ns quark pro
Headset: fsa
Grips: odi rufians
Bar Ends: na

Front Brake Lever assy: formula the one
Front Caliper: formula the one
Front disc: shimano ice tech 203mm
Rear Brake Lever assy: formula the one
Rear Caliper: formula the one
Rear Disc: shimano ice tech 180mm
Hoses: formula


Shifters: shimano xt
Cables: shimano xt
Front Mech: na
Rear Mech: shimano saint
Chain Device: e-13 lg-1+

Seat: chromag
Seat Post: thompson
Seat Post Clamp: chromag

Cranks: raceface atlas fr (2012) raw
Chainring(s): raceface atlas 36 tooth
Chain: sram pg-990
Cassette: shimano hg
Pedals: superstar nano through pin
Bottom Bracket: raceface

Front Wheel:
Rim: mavic ex 721
Spokes: dt swiss
Hub: hope evo pro 2
Tube: a blk one ?
Tire: maxxis minion dh

Back Wheel:
Rim: mavic ex721
Spokes: dt swiss
Hub: hope evo pro 2 135x12mm
Tube: a blk one ?
Tire: maxxis minion dh.

can any one guess how much this bargin bucket cost me. ??

jay12

nice!
i was going to get the blue one of these but i wanted a full suss frame a bit sooner so decided to get something used instead

ilovedirt

Very nice! Really fancied one of those frames myself; however, I'm not too sure I'd call that build 'budget'!

sanchez89

to be fair the frame looks well over a grand, plus at least 4-500 notes for the totems.

i reacon total cost £2200. give or take a few pence.

looks damn nice though!, hopefully it rides aswell as it looks.

Ghostt

Very nice, as above though not sure where the 'budget' part comes in! Also, need any help out in Whistler? I can provide much cake...!

See you went coil then. See if you can blag a test on a CCDB Air whilst you're out there, heard some very good things.

jay12

Ghostt wrote:

Very nice, as above though not sure where the 'budget' part comes in! Also, need any help out in Whistler? I can provide much cake...!

See you went coil then. See if you can blag a test on a CCDB Air whilst you're out there, heard some very good things.

or a vivid air! feels pretty much like it's coil brother and you can adjust it perfectly to your weight and riding style, couldn't say much about the db air as i haven't tried it but if it's anything like the coil one, i'm sure it's fantastic!

delcol

sweet thanks for the comments...

the budget comes in as it only cost me £1200 to build... but thats because i had money from the sale of the demo to fund this build,, then i called in alot of favors i was owed to get some decent discounts and did some trading to get the more expensive bits.. perks of having friends in the trade.....
i will post some pics of the completed bike soon,,,
the brake hoses have now been trimmed but i still not sized chain or fitted the chain device or indexed the gears..
and i still waiting on my chromag bits to arrive,, stupid bank holiday...

and yeah i did decide on coil shock in the end as it's what i am used to... would love to try the ccdb or a bos or rockshox air shocks but at the mo there's not a chance,, i already spent £1200 more than i should of building this bike, and it's gonna cost me £££s for a lift ticket for the bike park..

unless one of the 15 plus jobs i applied for in the past few weeks comes through,, then i will have money to play with....


and us bikers always love and need cake....

mrmonkfinger

nice, very nice

but, not budget

ilovedirt

Have fun fitting the chain guide, always the worst part of any bike build... lol

delcol

tell me about it tried for hours on saturday to get the thing to line up but failed.. in the end i gave up and built the rest of the bike.. gonna cheat and let the shop or one of the guides in whistler do it..

chromag bits arrived this morning.
seatclamp

saddle

ilovedirt

73mm BB? Always a pain in the arse.

jay12

ilovedirt wrote:

73mm BB? Always a pain in the ars*.

i got it right first time on my intense :P

ilovedirt

Bah, took me forever on the slayer... once I had it sorted though, it was easy on the orange.

delcol

i was kinda pushed for time, as i had been up and out by 630 that sat morning to go oooooooooooop to the lakes to meet my mate and get the parts, had to be there before 800 as he was working..then get back home and call into the lbs to get a few other parts.
then let the build commence. fitted the headset cups first then the bb then attempted to fit the chain device but no matter what we did it would not line up. (73mm shell requires a 51mm chainline) lost about 1hr 45mins with this so i had to leave it off and finish the build as i had to be home to get the little un....
still need to size chain and index gears yet,, but the bike needs stripping to be bagged up for it's trip to the mecca..

delcol

will have to post pics of the finished article sometime next week, i never did get round to doing the gears and sizing the chain nor did i twat about with the chain device again,,
the bike is currently in bits wrapped in pipe lagging waiting to board a aeroplane...

will try get pics up sunday or monday..

ilovedirt

Sweeet, off to whistler tomorrow then? I'm off to Morzine for my first proper riding holiday tomorrow. Excited is not the word!

delcol

yep sat we fly...

enjoy the alps... which bike you taking?

ilovedirt

Awesome I'll be taking the Orange, going purely for the downhill!

1mancity2

delcol wrote:

sweet thanks for the comments...

unless one of the 15 plus jobs i applied for in the past few weeks comes through,, then i will have money to play with....

Well that may change soon eh Col, take it easy out in whistler and bring back some good vids of that bike in action, I want to have a play on it.....

Looks really nice, not sure about the white seat though..

delcol

pure downhill,, you will enjoy it,, especially when you dont have to pedal to get back up to the top...


will do,, cant wait... and the seat was a tricky one it was on offer and kind of went with the colour scheme, so i got it it does look pretty smart on the bike. but lets see how long it stays white...

the seat i wanted was the octane one,,, one but after reading a few reviews i changed my mind as it acts like a sponge when wet, it absorbs water so you end up with a wet arse... and i know we are bound to see rain over there..

as for the videos there will be loads going up probably daily....
the reason for my free trip is to do some videos and photoraphy for bearback.. so will doing a few vids of their staff who are amazing riders....

enjoy your trip to the alps...

ilovedirt

Sounds awesome, i'll be looking forward to seeing some vids! Pretty good excuse for a free holiday to whistler too! How long are you out there for? No doubt I'll be uploading some videos of our alpine adventures as well. Been watching some videos, there's some awesome looking trails out there, flat out and jumpy to steep and tech, i'm sure i'll enjoy it! Thinking of doing a season there next year, might take both bikes out if I do, do a bit of epic all mountain as well as the downhill.

delcol

2 weeks.. yeah i could not believe my luck when i got the freebie opportunity to go back... we been going to whistler and staying with bear back biking for the last 5 year twice a year..
when mark asked me a few months back why we had not booked to come back this year i told him i still had no job and was struggling and could not afford it.. they offered to shout me a freebie if i was prepared to do some media work for them for their sponsers and do a few days trail building for them... so i thought long and hard about for 1/100th of a second and said yes... so hence this hol...
then cue bank of brother subbing me a few quid to get this soda.. not to mention my bud lee who got me most of the parts to build it @ trade.

The Northern Monkey

Niiiiice!!! Sat on the 1600 version in LBS on Monday, ver very nice machine for the cash!

delcol

ok bike now finished. so here's some pics of the finished bike..
first days riding was a success took some time to dial in the suspension to my preference but once i set it the bike was awesome..
only thing i need to do is fit my new chromag bars,









i will post more pics and video as i shoot them...

1mancity2

Were are the pics of it in the air?

come on stop wussing and get it flying!

jay12

awesome. pretty much the spec i would have chosen for one of these

delcol

1mancity2 wrote:

Were are the pics of it in the air?

come on stop wussing and get it flying!

got some cam footage from the vio pov hd but have been unable to edit it as my foooooooookin macbook pro died on me while i was in whistler hence why i not been on here much latley.

should be getting the mac looked at tomoz hopefully. then i will have some footage of it in the air..