hurin76
Retrobike Rider
I have been building my brother a college bike recently out of all the primo parts i had in my spares drawer...It started with me acquiring a cheap frame off here, which was a old kona lavadome in 19 inch size for £30 posted it was just the kinda price i aim at!!
anyway the spec is as follows
forks are manitou 4's which I snapped up for £30 a while ago..I bought a new old stock 1.1/8 steerer and some fork boots from the us and gave the forks a bit of a service whilst i was putting them together/sawing the steerer to the right size.
headset is a tioga avenger
brakes are ritchey logic cantilever brakes with levers..another bargain buy for £20
rims are mavic m231 with deore dx front hub and xt rear
cassette is a low range shimano cassette suited to the road..where i expect this bike will spend most it's time.
seat post is x-lite..another bargain at £5
saddle is a flite titanium bought for a fiver also, which i recovered
stem is a ringle which i bought off here for £18
handlebar is an old clubroost i got in a job lot
shifters are sram x-7 at the moment, these were given to me..but they are not really in keeping with the build and i am not sure how 7 speed friendly they are having never used them.
that is it for now...
anyway the spec is as follows
forks are manitou 4's which I snapped up for £30 a while ago..I bought a new old stock 1.1/8 steerer and some fork boots from the us and gave the forks a bit of a service whilst i was putting them together/sawing the steerer to the right size.
headset is a tioga avenger
brakes are ritchey logic cantilever brakes with levers..another bargain buy for £20
rims are mavic m231 with deore dx front hub and xt rear
cassette is a low range shimano cassette suited to the road..where i expect this bike will spend most it's time.
seat post is x-lite..another bargain at £5
saddle is a flite titanium bought for a fiver also, which i recovered
stem is a ringle which i bought off here for £18
handlebar is an old clubroost i got in a job lot
shifters are sram x-7 at the moment, these were given to me..but they are not really in keeping with the build and i am not sure how 7 speed friendly they are having never used them.
that is it for now...
