I’m not too sure of the total build cost. The frame was £250 from E-bay (which included a headset) and the Forks £150 from southerndownhill.com. Some of the parts came from my old Saracen Dirt Jumper (the transmission/gear levers/brake levers/Stem/Saddle) which although only cost me £300 new I’ve easily spent around another £300 on upgrades and keeping it going. As well as the parts listed above I also had to buy a new cassette, front derailleur, chain and bottom bracket.

The rear derailleur is a Shimano Acrea that was originally on my DJ bike. Seen as my Saracen was 7 speed and it sacrificed itself, as it where, for this bike, the AC is 7 speed as well. This way the parts are a little bit more robust and cheaper to replace.