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[Closed] Forget the Bling: Show us your Bargain Builds!

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Here is mine. Special thanks to classified users and good friends!

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The bars are the only new thing on there. (sunline V3 711 x 25.4 - 13 quid new from CRC)

Frame. 456 SS Classifieds . ACe

Forks :STW User. Absolute bargain. I have had a bit of a play with these. Swapped the air piston and damper around (the air side stantion is worn so I figured I wanted the spring load on the "good" side) I have also chopped the air shaft by -20mm to get a more linear travel. For a few quid plus the cost of oil, an air spring seal and some crush washers, these forks feel 10 times better than they should 🙂 (and dont leak)

Brakes. Cable. STW Classifieds. They work well .

wheels are built up from spare hubs from bent wheels, rims from the parts bin and spokes from an Apollo I got off freecycle 😀

All the rest is parts bin and gifts from Friends!

Due to a financial disaster of my own making, I got out of Bikes recently. Its good to be back


 
Posted : 16/04/2012 9:07 am
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This cost ~£200
I love it and ride it over my much more expensive bikes.
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Posted : 16/04/2012 9:17 am
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I love a cheapo build. Here's my Dawg (has a bash on now). A bit weighty at 33lb but rides really nicely and doesn't matter what I do to it.

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Built from my spares and the brakes from my brothers spares and a few 2nd hand bits off ebay. The only new bits where the seatpost, cables and bbg bashring


 
Posted : 16/04/2012 9:21 am
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£169 all in, rear 525 hub has been shot for 3 yrs manage to do over 15000 miles on it. slammed the stem since.


 
Posted : 16/04/2012 9:27 am
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15000 miles is impressive!


 
Posted : 16/04/2012 2:27 pm