bike parts?

Lets put a little perspective on this.

Assuming you want to build a bike comparable to, say, a Diamondback Response Sport which retails for $450, you will need to spend just over $1200 retail to buy the parts. Then you have the work of assembling it.

Granted, building bikes is great but it is much better as a project when you have amassed a quantity of parts from bikes that you have upgraded.

That being said, just about any online bike parts seller have build kits for sale. Just buy the frame, fork, and a build kit along with the other bits and pieces and you are ready!

Yes:-((. Had my nice Merlin Rock Lobster stolen from Cardiff city centre in September. It was locked to a standard Sheffield stand with a chunky flexible cable lock that cost about £50. The thief took the lock with him so I don't know if it was cut or smashed. Saw the **** riding off, but no chance of catching him. Insurance was a pain to sort out, but at least I got another nice bike as replacement.

you will have a good time building it yourself, but be ready to pay for it.

I would get an iron horse frame (you can look em up on line) they are kind of heavy, but they are strong cheap, and fit well.

get some chhep, metal pedals with cleets on them

grips, whatever looks cool

26 inch wheels with 'its ninja' or 'motoraptor' tires and tubes from your local sports store.

if you want a back shock i would get a fox coil shcok on the lower end. make sure you get a frame that takes a back suspension if you want one.

on the front i would use a rock shox for dart 1, 2, 3, and 4 are cheep. rock shox tora are very adjustable.

shimano makes the best disk brakes, gears and chains and derailuers and such.

get some cheep brake levers and shifters too hook the cables up to. i like mettal myself.

you can take some, none, or all of my advice. good luck. what i described could be done for about 800-1200 dollars

what you'll find is with markup, buying the parts to build on a frame costs way more than buying a complete bike. i have kicked this around a few times as i considered building various frames and such. the thing is you can buy a whole bike, and change the parts you need like stem, saddle or whaterver and still come out cheaper than buying it all separate.

Go to pricepoint.com and they have a list of all of the parts you need and really good discount parts for building a bike from the ground.

find a mountain bike shop yellow pages look on internet or buy mountain bike magazines most big firms advertise there build your own as you can build one to your own spec bit more pain worth it after

Your will need a frame to start with that the most importantant bit make sure you get a good frame. but of coarse you will need wheels, pedals etc aswell.

Frame, seat, handlebars, grips, pedals, headset, hubs, rims, spokes, crankshaft, cranks, gear cassette(rear), cables, gear levers, brake levers, brakes(discs or rim), reflectors, forks, seat stem and various bearings.

Brands: Shimano or Campagnolo, expensive but worth it.

if you idea is to build something unique, research about a vintage or classic bike. that way financially it will make sense. building a regular and common bike does not pay off

carlos

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Why don't you just buy one??