Hongfu FM069 Custom Build

dirtymonkey1985

After a brief fling with my titanium winter build, which was realisticly too big for me, i bought this frame unpainted from a guy at my cycling club and have spent the past couple of months building it up. I've put about 120 miles into it and it's unreal how comfy it is.



I had it resprayed by a company down in Dorset and i'm amazed at the finish and quality of it. Specs are as follows

Frame - Hongfu FM069
Forks - Enve 2.0 (resprayed to match the frame)
Rear Mech - Dura ace 9000
Front mech - Ultegra 6800
Shifters - Ultegra 6800
Chainset - Ultegra 6800 with Stages Power meter (not shown here as i've only just got it)
Brakes - Planet-x CNC
Wheels - Planet-x 50mm Tubs
Pedals - Speedplay Zero Titanium
Bars - Deda RHM01
Stem - Deda (although the sprayers made the mistake of putting the Enve Decals on it)
Saddle - Fizik Kurve

I will upload better/more pictures when i get a chance i promise

kayodot

Fantastic build. Paint job is lovely.

ravey1981

How much was painting?

dirtymonkey1985

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19671924#p19671924]ravey1981[/url] wrote:

How much was painting?

It cost 240 for everything which considering the quaity i'm very pleased with

70\ʹspenguin

Looks great!

shipley

Love it, well done !

tlw1

Love it

trek_dan

That looks great. Been tempted to get a Hongfu or similar frame for ages to use as a joint winter/crit bike, this may have just swayed my decision.

diamonddog

Lovely looking bike, awesome colourway.

dirtymonkey1985

Thanks for the comments. I'm really pleased with it so far and i think it'll do well through the winter. As for the colour i just wanted something unique and that (hopefully) won't date too quickly, which i think i've achieved

borisface

Too nice for the winter - what about mudguards?

dirtymonkey1985

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19673759#p19673759]borisface[/url] wrote:

Too nice for the winter - what about mudguards?

mudguards are for whimps! I do have some crud catchers but i'm holding off fitting them as long as i possibly can

thiscocks

Nice bike, but not a winter bike

211dave112

Very, very nice. One of the nicest I've seen on here - love the Speedvagen-esque colourway.

dirtymonkey1985

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19674874#p19674874]211dave112[/url] wrote:

Very, very nice. One of the nicest I've seen on here - love the Speedvagen-esque colourway.

I'd own that bike if I had a spare few thousands! For now I'll live with my knock off version

secretsqizz

To prove your headline boast
post a pic of it in February 2016 after 3 months of daily rides Nov thru Jan...
before you replace 99% of the high end componentry knckrd out from water/salt/grit and general british winterroadcwap.

dirtymonkey1985

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19675308#p19675308]secretsqizz[/url] wrote:

To prove your headline boast
post a pic of it in February 2016 after 3 months of daily rides Nov thru Jan...
before you replace 99% of the high end componentry knckrd out from water/salt/grit and general british winterroadcwap.

It's hardly a boast, it's stating a fact that I will be using this as my winter bike. I'd love to get out on it every day throughout winter but unfortunately that's unrealistic so it'll get used maybe 2-3 times a week. So I'll be able to keep it clean and free of crap quite easily

Thanks for your concern though

antsmithmk

It's not a winter bike. No guards, no disks, carbon rim wheels.... no chance!

philbar72

Looks fantastic, and probably an absolute bargain. I'm looking for a crit frame and for the cost of the frame and a decent paint job at a good cost i can see why you went this way.

who really gives a damn about crudcatchers etc...

ledeev

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19675308#p19675308]secretsqizz[/url] wrote:

To prove your headline boast
post a pic of it in February 2016 after 3 months of daily rides Nov thru Jan...
before you replace 99% of the high end componentry knckrd out from water/salt/grit and general british winterroadcwap.

I find that higher end components fair better than lower due to the fact that the fasteners are either Ti or stainless and the finish / coatings are far superior. My old commuter ended up with mechanical Dura Ace 7800 and it worked perfectly and cleaned up like new. In contrast, I had a Tiagra RD crumble into dust after one year.

Carbon rims in the winter though. I agree. Brave.

dirtymonkey1985

The carbon rims aren't for the winter. i've got a set of swiss side franc's for that job but they were in the bike shop getting trued at the time so i slung these on. As for 'needing' discs and crudcatchers i've managed for the past 5 years through the winters with standard rim brakes and no guards so i think i'll do fine

ledeev

A thoroughbred winter bike has a pannier rack. Discuss...

dirtymonkey1985

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19679616#p19679616]Ledeev[/url] wrote:

A thoroughbred winter bike has a pannier rack. Discuss...

And dynamo bike lights