I thought I should introduce myself. I'm Joe, and it is time to get rid of my old bike, acquired from a garage under a pile of junk and used to get me to and from uni. It's old and generic, from the days when pre-built bikes we adding all sorts of fancy but poorly made stuff. I have no idea of its history, but the back tyre looks like it was used to burn stripes onto the ground as it has no tread left on it to speak of (and uneven wear) and the front wheel is not circular anymore (in the place of the wheel), nor is the crank/chain ring.
So, I'm a total newbie at this sort of thing, but my friend who works by the principle of n+1 bikes, where n is the number you currently have, has donated some of her surplus parts to get me going, so I am looking to get hold of an Inbred frame and other bits and go from there, learning as I go. I helped her with the transition from Windows to Mac recently so she is doing the same for me from crappy bike to reasonable bike and has pointed me in this direction as a potential source of both wisdom and parts! I posted a wanted ad over in the wanted forum, so let the learning commence!
Joe
Surely you want to go up in the world, unlike your friend who seems to have moved to a Mac? 😀
Marginally more usefully, building bikes is pretty easy and very satisfying, the Park Tools website (there are others) is packed full of easy to follow instructions.
Ragleys are the new On-Ones, get a Pig 😉
Zinn and the art of mountain bike maintenance - look it up on Amazon...
What trekster says.
And what TurnerGuy says, too.
Greetings
Welcome. It sounds like you know someone who knows a thing or two - lucky!
not much use maybe,but hi and welcome 😀
Welcome to the land of arguments and love 🙂
Please make sure you have correctly aligned logos, the seatpost and stem are from the same manufacturer, your wheels are expensive and your car a Skoda.
BTW If you haven't noticed, IT is a biggie here. As is coffee. And razors. And ladybirds' sex life 😉
Good to be here!
My car is, alas, a diesel Xsara Picasso but at least it means I'll have room to carry an actual bike in it.
Inbred would be a reasonable frame. Not light, but cheap as chips, which will leave you money to spend on other bits. On-One Scandale has the same geometry but is a bit lighter (but about £80 more). Even if you are getting lots of parts from your friend, there will still be bits which she has which won't fit, will need replaced etc, not to mention the cables etc which you will need to finish the build.
The benefit of building your own is that you'll know how everything works. Enjoy!
PS - you'll want to start a thread on "What tyres for a new Inbred frame with old parts for riding in X location..."
My friend just picked up a Scandal and is building it up as a lightweight bike - I couldn't possibly *start* there! Not with all the nice bits she is giving me (quite a bit of almost brand new XT drivetrain stuff) 😀 That, and I'm also trying to keep cost down for my first one.
We're both chemists and were looking for ways to really decrease weight on her new build without going for carbon parts, but also trying to weave in various esoteric elements - looking at trying to fabricate some Be-Al pieces, but toxicity of beryllium is a concern!
The bonus, of course, being that as well as slightly reduced weight (atomic number 4! any lighter and your frame is either a gas or has to be ridden in an inert atmosphere!) it will also be transparent to X-rays.