koine2002

Well, as a result of a very emotionally trying 2 weeks, I've been needing a project, so I'm taking the spare MTB parts I have and attaching them to this. It'll be an interesting look and it'll be nice to have a bike that I'd have fun trying to break!

cryptid01

Cool, nothing like a new build to take your mind off things. What's the finished product gonna look like?

jm01

just did the garage sweep for parts to build a used frame i found...had to buy a few things, but most of the components were in the baskets...nice to have bits of the old bikes back on the road...

Bought:

Seatpost: Thompson Elite
Saddle: WTB Speed She Race
Tires: Kenda Nevegal 2.1
Headset: Cane Creek SC1
Shimano stainless steel cables
Shimano cable housing

Found in Garage:

Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore
Shifters: Shimano Deore
Brakes: Hayes HMX-2 Mechanical Disk, 6" rotors
Handlebar: Alloy XC Riser
Wheels: DYY Oversize Doublewall
Grips: Fuji
Chain: Shimano 9 Speed
Cog set: Sram 7.0 11-32 9 Speed
Peddles: Wellgo Oversize Aluminum Flats with Pins

Came with Frame:

Fork: Fox 130mm Talas Float RLC
Shock: Fox Extra Volume Float R
Chain Ring: Race Face Forged with Bashguard and Evolve XC Cranks
Bottom Bracket: Race Face SRX

koine2002

It's going to be a mish/mash of parts, but here is the basic rundown. I don't have all the exact stuff since I'm doing it from memory.

Frame: Nashbar Steel XC Frame

Drivetrain:
Acera 7 spd EZ Fire Brake/Shifters
Noname ebay 42/34/24 Crankset
Wellgo SPD pedals
SRAM PC-48 Chain
Alivio Bottom Pull FD
Acera RD
SR Suntour 11-30 7 Spd Cassette (I have 3 extra of these--bought 4 on e-bay for $5 each sometime back)

Wheels:
Mavic X221 Rims
Acera 7 Spd rear hub (Parralax)
Formula Front Hub
All built by me (spare set)
KHS Stock tires by Kenda

Brakes:
Tektro V-Brake

Fork:
InSync 586

Seatpost:
Suntour XC

Saddle:
KHS Stock saddle

Handlebar/stem:
Stock off of my KHS

Headset:
Marin labeled Tange headset

The only thing I'm buying are the cables from my LBS.

C Law

WOW!
$45 for a frame. God bless those poor chinese orphans making 25 cents a day

Oh yeah, have fun with the build. I love that ****

koine2002

Actually, just got back from the place--visiting and living in villages in the north central region. The bigger threat to those orphans is not the sweat shops--which aren't nearly as common in the PRC as Thailand--but the bosses of the beggar cartels.

evanatorx

Sounds like a fun project! Good luck!

My bud and I are creating a trials bike with an old bmx frame...but we have to work with canadian teenager pocket change!

koine2002

Frame came in this morning. I should have it built by Wedensday. I'll post some pics of the rig.

koine2002

OK, here is a pic of the almost complete build. The only thing it's missing is the FD because my Alivio FD is 31.8mm and I need a 28.6. I've got a Tourney 28.6 (I know it's Tourney, but hey, it's front derailleur!) on the way.

Jason222

That won't work.
Trials frames are much, much longer than bmx frames.



You also probably won't be able to put a decent rear brake on the bmx bike.

The fork on the bmx would be too short, and mod trials bikes have a 19 inch rear wheel, not 20.

And we can't forget the stem/bars combo that's completely different.

campayne

deore on a blur is just wrong. it aint right. i think baby jesus just cryed