Having had a great demo on the Kinesis Sync last weekend, Im close to buying a frame and building one up. It’ll be my first build.
I want the bike for weekend blasts around Swinley, the Chilterns and the Surrey Hills. I also want to use if for some longer weekend rides (South Downs Way. Isle of Purbeck loops for example). I have a Yeti SB66 so I don’t think it will be required for Trail Centre duty. I want it to be quite light but also fairly tough.
I could do with some advice on component choices. Please let me have your thoughts.
Forks. I have Pikes on my Yeti and like Rock Shox. Revelations and SIDS seem to be popular choices. I saw someone comment that SIDS will be great unless you like to get air. I don’t tend to get the wheels off the ground much so Im thinking that the SIDS might be the right choice.
Will I need to buy a head set and spacers? If so, what do people recommend
Im thinking that Im going to go SRAM 1 x 11, so what wheels do people recommend? I don’t really want to spend more than £400 in this area if I can help it. Would Crest Hope Hoops be the best choice?
Finally, given the SRAM group set, what bottom bracket should I go for? Someone mentioned that Hope do a Bottom Bracket that works well. Which one would I need?
Any other thoughts or tips would be appreciated.
Thanks for your help.