Carrera Gryphon Build

grant2307

Hey,

Somehow got a bug to build a bike, not rode a bike in years and I don't have a tonne of cash to throw at one by any means.

Seen some lovely looking bikes on here and would love to own one, one day..

Anyway have a couple friends at work who have worked at bike shops and one at Decathlon who are giving me a hand as I have no idea..

I'm almost certain the bike will be no where near certain standards compared to the stuff I have seen on here but it will do for more than I need for now until I can tell what areas need improving and so forth..

Anyway here is the 21" frame that comes with a set of steel forks that I will be replacing for some ally flat blades at some point..



Set of ex demo Tiagra shifters.. 10 speed / Double




Tiagra Derailers..




FSA Stem..




Quick releases..



Soft grips..



I just picked up some B Twin bar ends yesterday at Decathlon and the frame is going off to my friends body shop to be painted and I will be having the forks redone in gloss black to just clean them up for now.

I also have a Alexrims wheels set coming that run Shimano hubs and run disc brakes, they should be arriving on Tuesday.

Have a Selles Bassano saddle from Decathlon also.

I feel like I have said Decathlon way too many times so I will leave it there and update with pictures again at some point.

Hope I'm not intruding too much ha

turbotommy

Sounds like you've got the right idea.

It can be a pleasure to take the time to build a bike and getting it painted will make it feel more your own. Good luck with it.

grant2307

Hey people, been slightly busy. Had a change around at work and I'm back at my job again ha.

Anyway..

My bike frame is off for painting, should have that back at some point soon.

Got my flat handlebar / seatpost & mudguard from Brick Lane Bikes.



My Black 700C AlexRims wheel set running Shimano Hubs to hold disc brakes. Stickers were removed by previous owner, actually removed the glue residue today.



I have some 700 x 25c Continental Gatorskins on order, they may have turned up at my work yesterday, if not they will be here tomorrow.

Once the bike is back from painting I can start putting the bike together.

Still need a crank / pedals / bottom bracket etc but I am aiming to get this finished as close to November 14th as possible. Changing branches at work and will hopefully be riding in by then with the bike finished.

bristolpete

Nice project to get you into the delights of road cycling. Enjoy. Nicely put together bike and thread.

grant2307

Gatorskins were delivered..



My frame is now painted and here is the only photo I have. Will pick this up on Saturday hopefully and start putting this together.

grant2307

I was being very optimistic with my handlebars, need to change them for a wider option. Not a problem though.

Heres how the bike is currently standing anyhow..

imposter2.0

Pretty sure those shifters are facing the wrong way?

Matthewfalle

Leave those bars: looks pukka.

arlowood

Imposter wrote:

Pretty sure those shifters are facing the wrong way?

Good spot Imposter - thought there was something a bit askew when I looked at the pics

OP - I'm not sure how you've managed it but the flat bar shifters are indeed pointing the wrong way. Image below is from a flat bar build I did a year or so back for my grandson. On this image you can see that the main body of the shifter should be pointing forward not backwards as on your build (Shifters in the pics are Ultegra rather than Tiagra but the design is the same)



To get the shifters orientated as you have them my brain says that you must have the FD (Double) shifter on the RHS and the RD (10-speed) shifter on the LHS which is counter-intuitive for most cyclists toiday

grant2307

Matthewfalle wrote:

Leave those bars: looks pukka.

Would love to but still need to fit brakes and a light unit on. No room. Can barely get my hands on with the shifters. Not going to go to wide though.

grant2307

arlowood wrote:

Imposter wrote:

Pretty sure those shifters are facing the wrong way?

Good spot Imposter - thought there was something a bit askew when I looked at the pics

OP - I'm not sure how you've managed it but the flat bar shifters are indeed pointing the wrong way. Image below is from a flat bar build I did a year or so back for my grandson. On this image you can see that the main body of the shifter should be pointing forward not backwards as on your build (Shifters in the pics are Ultegra rather than Tiagra but the design is the same)



To get the shifters orientated as you have them my brain says that you must have the FD (Double) shifter on the RHS and the RD (10-speed) shifter on the LHS which is counter-intuitive for most cyclists toiday

They got bolted down as they were left because we realised my handle bar was way shorter than expected. Will get this resolved though.

Thanks for pointing out.

grant2307

Had these turn up today at work

not-another-hillǃ

Not sure that Campag will work too smoothly with the Shimano shifters and mechs?

Garry H

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imposter2.0

Not-another-hill! wrote:

Not sure that Campag will work too smoothly with the Shimano shifters and mechs?

Chainsets are usually fairly agnostic to whatever other kit is fitted. Shouldn't be a worry really...

Christian B

Just stumbled across this.
Building a bike from scratch is certainly something I want to do in the future when I have more time.
It's looking really promising and good luck. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

arlowood

Christian B wrote:

Just stumbled across this.
Building a bike from scratch is certainly something I want to do in the future when I have more time.
It's looking really promising and good luck. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

If you really want to build a bike from scratch rather than hang a few components on a shop-bought frameset then maybe you should also take a look at this thread

viewtopic.php?f=40044&t=13074390

That is the true essence of a scratch built bike - maybe beyond the talents of many but great to watch the progress

Christian B

I'll take a look at that, thanks for the link my friend

Matthewfalle

Imposter wrote:

Not-another-hill! wrote:

Not sure that Campag will work too smoothly with the Shimano shifters and mechs?

Chainsets are usually fairly agnostic to whatever other kit is fitted. Shouldn't be a worry really...

It'll work fine - no problem at all.

grant2307

Thanks for the interest, will update this over the next couple of weeks. Been tied up at work and playing Dad. Oh and having a car to fix.

apreading

Not sure that I would replace the steel forks with Alu. Alu forks are normally the worst for road vibrations. Steel or Carbon normally more comfortable. If you want lighter, carbon for the win...

grant2307

apreading wrote:

Not sure that I would replace the steel forks with Alu. Alu forks are normally the worst for road vibrations. Steel or Carbon normally more comfortable. If you want lighter, carbon for the win...

Will take that in to consideration. That hadn't actually crossed my mind so thanks.

The steel forks will do for now while I actually start putting some miles on the bike. Ordered a chain / cassette / replacement handlebars / bar end plugs / pedals.

My friend has sourced me some hydraulic brakes, so hopefully within the next week I should be on the road.

Have signed up to Hertfordshire bike ride on May 7th for a 25 mile ride. Should be fun.

Any tips would be great

grant2307

The bike is built now and pretty much finished, just need to shorten my brake cables and fit front derailleur.