Budget commuter build (commencal normal)

smithy220

Hi peeps I thought i would post a few pictures of my ongoing (budget permitting) latest bike project.A commencal normal budget bike build,I say budget as its mostly built from bits lying around spare,and second hand spares.And no steady income,my current ride is a helios which does everything it says on the tin out on the trail.But not really something suited to the urban jungle.Plus I wanted a simple and light weight hardtail.So after a search I found a commencal frame and began to source parts.


wheels used rock riders with hedge master tyres :oops: £30.00
bars funn full on £ 10.00
frame £ 30.00
forks fox tallas £ spare
stem hope £ spare
headset ritchey £ 2.50
head lock £ spare
rear mech shimano XT £ spare
front rotor hope 180mm £ spare
rear rotor superstar 203mm £ spare






lots more parts needed : chain,seat post,saddle,brakes,rear 9 spd sshifter,grips,green powder coat. sure Im forgetting something.Pedald might help not sure as to what brakes I will be using I have some spare hopes but there not really in keeping with the budget theme. I'm toying with the idea of using a magura clara that's in my spares box,not megga stopping power but more that enough to throw me off a bike some years back.Which would then require me to only source a cheap rear.

arran77

Looks good so far but he rise on those bars :shock:

smithy220

arran77 wrote:

Looks good so far but he rise on those bars :shock:

They seem ok,will soon find out once its ready to roll.And I don't think it will see much off road use as I have my other bike for that.

smithy220

Seat post turned up this afternoon

seat post 27.2 ABR £11.99
saddle second hand specialized ergo,almost mint £ 12.50
come to the conclusion Im going to stick the hope brakes on

m4 for the rear.

Cqc

Why the bigger rotor rear than front?

smithy220

I prefer larger discs all round or biased towards the rear.plus putting the 180 at the front allows me to bolt on a hope mono M4 with no need for a adapter to space out the caliper.The rear M4 and 203 disc need the adapter and some washers to center the caliper.Anyone point me in the direction of a 9 speed grip shift,must be cheap

The Rookie

Bike-discount.de have some 9speed Shimano grip shifts at a reasonable price.

My commuter runs an X0 with an X9 rear mech, love gripshifts for a commuter as they declutter the bars.

Mine is similar to yours, having worked out the gearing I needed for my commute I managed to get the range needed in a 1x9 setup to further reduce weight and cost.

smithy220

The Rookie wrote:

Bike-discount.de have some 9speed Shimano grip shifts at a reasonable price.

My commuter runs an X0 with an X9 rear mech, love gripshifts for a commuter as they declutter the bars.

Mine is similar to yours, having worked out the gearing I needed for my commute I managed to get the range needed in a 1x9 setup to further reduce weight and cost.

I hated grip shift after having them on my first mtb a saracen exile,I couldn't get on with them after engaging gears while jumping things.But rohloff on my helios certainly changed my views on grip shift,nowt wrong with rapids but I find myself thinking about shifts with rapids.While the grip shift is pretty much automatic.Thanks for the heads up

benwhitley

Hello just wondering where you got the derailleur hanger from for the commencal normal and also what year is it?
Thanks

IT66T

I'm loving the look of this but those riser bars like already mentioned just look to big but that frame looks great imo 8) ..

The Rookie

Just looked closer at the pics, I have the exact same bash at home, came off a GT Chucker as I recall.

Also have the same Mech on the back of my Retro bike (1997 Fuji Nevada).