just want to show you what ive done with it so far 🙂
i bought it off you for £165 said i wanted it in near new condition ?
ahh well found
show us then 😯
Err why so insistant op fitted a hyperdrive to it?
For the love of god I hope the OP hasn't had sex on it....hyperdrive would be acceptable.
1 man 1 frame
This could go anywhere...
Chris Mouse... is your birthday 25th December???
no?
Ah, I see, you haven't built it yet.
Well done 🙄
yeh reason i said this is what ive done so far
I can't see the hyperdrive.....
Edit. Must be in the green box.
blingage in the village
I can't see the point in showing off a part built second hand bike 😛
I can, the op clearly just wants to show the previous owner how he's getting on with the build.
yes,...i'm not sure he'd be all that impressed by what you did, ie stuck the forks in and put a steerer and stem on?
if you've been drinking fair enough,..your allowed a pass.. 😀
and 6 months have passed....?
the seller may well have passed away?
I can, the op clearly just wants to show the previous owner how he's getting on with the build.
Maybe they should get a room.
its expensive to build a custom bike, and the only thing thats 2nd hand is the frame, rest of the things are new
think its beena bout 4 months rather than 6 actully, i try n get bits eaach month depends on money :/
Chris. Nice bike, i like it and have nothing negative to say (:
thx john, its just what ive done so far thats all, i dont listen to peeps on ere anyway i was just trying to get intouch wiht the lad who sold me the frame to show the progress
Some people on this site are complete knobs
Keep going Chrisb- not everyone can fund a dream build in one go. Anticipation adds to the excitement.
looks good, cant wait to see it when its finished mate.
Agreed. Mine took 5 months, but by god it was worth it (or it should be - first ride tomorrow 😀 )
its expensive to build a custom bike
oh, cool, i thought you'd just hung stock stuff on a production frame, what have you done? changed the angles, butting profiles? I'd have probably gone for a non standard colour though just so it looks different
[b][u]Johnbot[/u][/b] Chris. Nice bike, i like it and have nothing negative to say (:
Well you know the rules. If you've got nothing negative to say, then say nothing 🙂
Bike looks sweet to me though.
thx dave thx marty 🙂
bloody hell folks. Give the guy a break. The OP is clearly chuffed about building the bike up.
If you think its an irrelevant thread then why bother posting?
Will be a nice bike when its finished,at this rate it might just be ready for when the whether gets nice...
This thread makes me a little bit sad. Some guy just wants to show off how he's doing with a bike he's saved up for a long time to build.
It's a lot nicer than my bike anyway Chris (Stock 2011 Cindercone here - I'd kill for a Cotic with that spec...)
might just be ready for when the whether gets nice...
If the weather gets nice :/
my response was jovial
Great stuff Chris. What drivetrain are you going for?
Looks great so far Chris. Nice build mate!
I'm thinking 1x10 would do nicely
That's going to be an ace bike, like the paint job!
Too many colours going on.. And the mix matched blues look gash IMHO..
Whathaveisaidnow - Member
my response was jovial
So was mine.
I'll post another pic of my half finished shed later. so the bloke I bought the house from 9 years ago can see what I've done 👿
Oooh double post, might take the opportunity to post something complementary....
Nice bike dude. Wish I could afford to build a 2nd bike. It will be a hardtail singlespeed ready for next winter, I have brakes, crankset and rear hub.
Will post up photos soon.
Chris - looking good, mate. Keep up the good work.
Ignore the (seemingly) negative comments - just read those posts as if they are the very driest forms of humour...... 😯
Make sure you post pics when finished - don't know about anyone else but I'd like to see the finished article - always like to see what people do with their bikes, whatever they are. When finished it'll be a really special bike to you whatever you do with it.
Oh and don't worry about how long it takes - took me 6 months from start to (recent) finish to build my Soul and it's all the better for it! One day I'll get round to posting pics of mine, fully expecting a STW lambasting for [u]yet[/u] another Soul on the Forum!
Cheers,
Stu
Mary Hinge
Hinge function presumably... I'm not seeing much positive...
Good work OP, although it looks to me like you haven't got valve and tyre markings lined up correctly.
I'm building a new (2nd hand) bike for the missus, here's my progress:
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Chris - nice bike bud, and well done for holding out for the bits you want. I've always ending up buying a few cheaper bits just to get out and ride, only to spend even more cash replacing those bits later...
However, I hope you can see the funny side of the dry humoured responces - I haven't laughed so much in ages!
(On a side note, with around 500 views on the photo, you could be winning on the 'anyone famous on STW thread')
However, I hope you can see the funny side of the dry humoured responces - I haven't laughed so much in ages!
my god, someone with a sense of humor at last,...and we can't even blame it on kicking out time!!
Looking good that! It'd drive me mad building a bike over months, good on yer.
(blue is a bit difficult, because every blue component you can buy is a different bloomin shade of blue! I'm building a blue 224 and I'm just not getting into blue ano parts, it's black white or blue paint.)
thx to all that said good things about my build 🙂 your right, i am just showing off my " first ever bike build " because im really enjoying building it as its my own project id like to share with people 🙂 and yes i am going 1 x 10 with possibly the new shimano slx cranks hope blue ceramic BB blue hope floating rotors gold chain, shimano 10 speed casette and saint rear mech-shifter, sounds like a good spec to me 🙂
You're now at the "only got most of it to do" stage.
I've got a bell if you want it. £3 posted?
no but ive got the end? put two and two together sup to you 😀
Nice one chris will look sweet when finished.
Might be worth popping an add in wanted for anything you still require.
Unless of course your taking your time and want to buy everything new if so crc is your friend.
Looks good though mate.
yep most bits from crc or the lbs 🙂