I was bullied as a child about my hands so it sticks.

Yeah, did you get it dirty ??

Smell_it, you are a bit out of order with the comment. Early morning, hungover, in jest or as a random attempt at humour.

Mosey, bike looking good mate, really pleased I went for Mountain Mint having seen your build pics. Is it just the brake mount you are waiting for to finish the build?

I placed my order for the new Four on Friday, hoping for delivery in the next 2 weeks. I debated the Five or Four for a few days and settled on the Four as it will suit my needs better. Looking forward to getting it. I’ll post some pics up when it arrives.

Hi,

Yeah just brake mount and bleed kit to get me going.

Should be finished midweek depending on work. Not had a minute today due to work.

The 4 looks ace mate. I’d have considered it if I’d known about it. You’ll love it.

Midweek? Shockingly tardy for a Saturday build.

Imagine if Fresh Goods Friday turned up on a Tuesday.

Ha ha ha something came up and I’ve been away for my mum’s birthday today.

Its had to take a back seat.

Only came here to see finished pics. Damnit, work harder man!

What’s happened now? Still no finished build…
🙂

All the bits showed up today. Well I picked them up. Build commences tomorrow morning.

I’ll update with pics as I go 🙂

My completed Five

:lol:^^ that is most certainly a bike that says “I’m an Orange Five”

Looks good so far! I like the colour!

andyg1966 – Member
My completed Five

This is the one my mate got this week.

MoseyMTB made the right choice I reckon. Orange ones are common as muck 😀

That Mountain Mint is a fantastic colour! Would definitely be my choice.

Come on Mosey… Get this bike built and let us have a look!

Ha ha ha it’s Valentine’s Day. Once I’ve been a good husband it’s build time lol.

So that’s a 2 minute delay on the start of the build!

What, he’s doing it twice? 😉

That’s with a brew too right?

Stop wasting time…

Yeah come on. Many on here would have built it, ridden it, pointlessly upgraded and flogged it in the time you’re taking to build it. 😉

Ha ha ha this is definitely my keeper. I said that about my last 3 bikes though.

Ha ha ha this is definitely my keeper. I said that about my last 3 bikes though.

The delay is down to required bits. I ordered the wrong brake mount etc.

And finally getting started –

I brought the stand inside as it’s just too cold outside.

Big biz of shiny new 1×11 bits that my amazing wife bought me 🙂

Ignore the messy kitchen please 🙂

No bacon on the grill pan – minus 1.7m points!

But +10 for the wife buying you bits.

That’s cool, and I don’t like Orange 5’s. 8)

So, first problem after lots of wins. Gear cable went through the swing arm perfectly. I’ve bled the reverb and it works and fitted the Ispec b XT shifter.

Brake cable went through surprisingly easily until I realised the rubber cover doesn’t fit through the hole 🙁

How do I get round this?

Help please !!!!!

On my old 5 the hose just came out the hole, no cover/bung

That looks like the cover on the brake lever? If so you need to disconnect the hose.

Also my old five did’t have a grommet on that hole in the swinging arm.

That’s the rubber sheath that covers the pinch bolt where it enters the lever.

I’ll have to chop it off and put a new and olive on 🙁 no way it will fit through.

I was just using the same hose so it wouldn’t fit over the olive.

Not having a geommet there would annoy me, esp. with price of the frame

Oh well, New olive, insert, sheath and bleed it is.

I’d just take the brake hose back out the swing arm, take the rubber grommet off that goes on the lever.
Thread the rod that comes with the frame back through the swingarm and tape the brake hose to it. Then pull it back through.. And then bleed the rear brake.

Pics of progress..

double post sorry

Had to stop now as my power links have all gone walkabout.

Here is the build so far. Really happy with the XT M8000 gear.

I’ll update with better pictures in the daytime tomorrow.

I’m with Golddigger, hoses look braided so little chance of the frame rubbing them through. If frame damage is a concern some insulating tape round the hose until a grommet can be fitted.

Goldigger, you can’t do that mate. The rubber sheath doesn’t fit over the olive and nut. The rubber sheath has to go in first. Or in this case, the hose has to go through the swing arm without the olive and nut in place.