Just back from a quick blast to test my first bike build and buzzing so thought I'd share.
Built for a total spend of 538 quid, its a slight mish mash of bits but a serious step up from the hardrock I've been riding. I've built it to be over-engineered in several places and taken the 'ah sod it' approach to weight (if I need to reduce the weight on the bike, i'll start with the excess 100lbs on the squishy biological bit)
Couple of things I want to do still like I'd like a slightly longer stem and maybe a layback post as I found myself cranking the seatpost up to try and find a bit of extra room in the cockpit.
Anyway, here she is. First ever build and I've learned a lot.
I feel like i'm 5 and its my birthday!!!!
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dammit, slightly deflated by my lack of IT skills, photo is here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66359402@N02/9373732121/
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Looks great. Enjoy.
thanks, any guesses what i was doing wrong?
I find I have to delete the http that comes up in the image box.
You posted the URL to the page, not the photo 🙂
everyday's a school day! thanks folks
You put your forks on backwards? That's where you went wrong. 🙂
edit: nice build btw. Nice colour check, valve and logo alignment. ... check she's good to go with no imminent death. 😀
What seat post is it? Looks bloody long, is there much in the frame?
Nice. I had one just like it. Underrated bike.
seatpost is a bontranger ssr. There's about 15cm still in the frame.
I think i could have done with a slightly bigger frame but I got this one as a freebie so cant complain. May look a bit silly but actually v comfy to ride