Hoping to get one of these in the next couple of weeks so thinking about what bits and pieces to add to it. I'm planning on riding it mostly around Surrey/Sussex but with trips to Wales and hopefully the alps thrown in as well.
Current thinking is
150mm Talas Forks
Sram X0 gears
Avid Elixir 9 brakes (I already have Avid and found them reliable and easy to bleed)
Wheels I'm not sure about. Maybe Hope Hoops but as I like to run UST tyres do these go on ok with Stans rims? Can't remember which Stans rim (Crest or Flow) is better for XC/AM riding though. I'd want it to be stronger for my type of riding. Hope hoops on a Mavic UST rim would be an ideal combination, could be tempted by Superstar custom build as well.
Any thoughts welcome, provided they don't break the bank.
I'd go 150 RCT3 Revs rather than the foxs
XO running gear is fine especially 2x10
Flows on Hopes are good for XC/AM, wider than the 355 and crests.
Brakes - personal preference really.
745 V1 bars with a shortish stem sounds ideal
Somewhat similar setup to what I have on my Mojo SL.
Stans Arch EX is a bit lighter than a flow but wider than a crest, might be a good compromise. Definitely normal spokes rather than SP though.
I was going to go with normal spokes, snapped enough in the past to know that it's best to go with something that a local bike shop is likely to have in stock.
I was also thinking on a reasonably wide bar and shortish stem. I'd heard through a friend to go with Rockshox over Fox forks though, says the Kashima wears off them but then again he does work for Sram!
Cheers for your help though, this will be the first time I've built a bike up from scratch as opposed to just heavily modifying a off the shelf package. Any further comments welcome.