Just finished my budget build. It was my first build and total cost was under £600. What do you think?

Oh and I know the drive is a bit of a mess but its my neighbours and the tyre logos match on the other side of the wheels but annoyingly not on the drive side.

Fair play for getting that for £600! Good frame, forks and kit.
Well done- now go ride it!

saddle angle LOL

front brake hose looks tight, and your gutter needs weeding

front brake hose looks tight, and your gutter needs weeding

Just the picture, there is a nice curve and it doesn’t catch on anything. Not my gutter so not weeding it 😀

Big to big, saddle angle, stem length. NEXT!

Stem’s the wrong way up?

That’s how those crazy MTBers run them David.

I like the fact you put the crank at the correct angle but not impressed by the big to big ratio.

Presentation needs a little work then? Is it meant to be small to big? 😕

For 600 notes thats a brilliant build. Well done.

Sod the weeding and everything the bike needs to be ridden.

Tiny wheels 🙂

Nice. Thinking of attempting my own first build & you’ve inspired me it that it can be done with a decent spec for a good price.
Out of interest, how long did it take you to accumulate all the bits?

Good work

Done well there for £600 ,get it ridden

built this up for my mum from a mix of new and old bits total cost £160, the fork lets it down but it won’t see anything tougher than the canal towpath so it won’t be overworked.

Stem looks way long, bike isn’t central against the garage door in the photograph and so fails symmetry- wise, otherwise looks great for the money.

Well done you! Good looking bike, reasonable spec, excellent price. Full of win!