After getting the frame in November, parts over December, have finally been able to finish build of my new bike.

Intention is this will be my "do everything" bike. First to get picked out the cellar for trail centres, all day epics, summer blasts…

Colour is probably a bit love/hate. Fortunately, I love it, thank you very much. First ride tomorrow, and too excited to go to sleep…

Apologies for rubbish phone pics.

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That's real nice!

looks good!
that white spoke thing also looks good, never seen that before (maybe i've just led a sheltered life??)

picked mine up today and building it tomorrow, however, i foresee no problems sleeping tonight. 😉

Built the wheels myself. 717 rims, with a Hope Pro2 rear and superstar front hub. Was originally going to go all white, but fancied getting a bit creative.

Feet up with a Bruichladdich, ginger cake and a smug sense of satisfaction.

Nice.

Makes me want to ride my MTB again.

Off out to ride. Will report back on how it feels later. Have been riding a road bike and a downhill bike almost exclusively since October. Looking forward to some good old, straightforward ride up and down and around mountain biking.

Let the shakedown commence…

Nice. Similar concept to mine. I've just done away with my pikes in favour of a set of maxle Rebas – Found it much more responsive and balanced. Very impressed with the revised damping too – Easily as good as my pushed pikes were.

Very nice.

Looks nice. What's the chain tensioner?

Very nice. Makes me wish I could change the 'colour' of my ti 456 😛

I saw a pink 456 on the back of a car t'other day.

Lovely sparkly colour.

Looks good with the white parts.

Hope the ride lives up to your expectations.

It's actually a Shimano Alfine chain tensioner, and did a good job today. No slipping, no misbehaving. Fun ride at Lee Quarry… weird mud there at the moment though. Really sapping and slow. Bike shone through though. "Just light enough" on the climbs, and confident and sure footed on the descents. Looking forward to a long and fun relationship.

That looks proper ace.

looks nice 🙂 what are the forks btw

White forks really suit it! and not so pink thank god!

They're 2010 Rockshox Revelations dual airs. First ride on them and seem as stiff as my old 36s, and pretty much as light.

nice bike!

they look like 09 revs though; cant see the 'power bulge', different shape lower leg arch. do they have post or is mounts?

not that it matters, same damping system after all. the 2010 ones are a lump lighter though.

Could well be right. Definitely no power bulge going on. For £230 brand new, I ain't complaining though!

"For £230 brand new"

oooohh where?

That looks top, Captain; really smart build. Great work! Is it an 18 or 16"?

Buzz… on sale at Cycle Surgery just after xmas. Afraid they sold out pretty quick at that price though.

Gonetothehills, it's an 18". I'm bang on 6ft, with 32" inside leg. Felt a wee bit longer tt than previous bikes, but all good.

thats a great price for forks as good as those! the black crown works well the other black stuff too.

bet you could get away with an inline post couldnt you?

i'm 5'10 and thinking bout one of these frames… what do others ride of a similar height, 16 or 18 inch? I want to use it for xc, but still be able to have a bit of fun doing drops etc… ( im thinking quite big drops and gaps though…) I'm wonderong if the 16 will have a long enough top tube…

liking the white spoke thing going on. nice

Yeah, think I'll swop to an in line at some point. Didn't feel too stretched out, but noticed the saddle in the way a bit more when dropped for descents.