Comments on: My Ground-Up Mountain Bike Build http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/my-ground-up-mountain-bike-build/ Mountain bike news, trails, travels, and dirt. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:24:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mtbgreg1 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/my-ground-up-mountain-bike-build/comment-page-1/#comment-71230 mtbgreg1 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:19:58 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=15416#comment-71230 Very nice! Very nice!

]]> By: samreis http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/my-ground-up-mountain-bike-build/comment-page-1/#comment-68582 samreis Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:26:56 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=15416#comment-68582 hey what a nice piece of information! thanks! hey what a nice piece of information! thanks!

]]> By: maddslacker http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/my-ground-up-mountain-bike-build/comment-page-1/#comment-68568 maddslacker Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:15:18 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=15416#comment-68568 For those of us not in the bike industry, Waltworks makes splittable frames with couplers like you used: http://waltworks.blogspot.com/ Nice write-up. I didn't get my frame from a bamboo hut where the websites end in .tw, well not directly anyway, :D but I did buy it as a bare frame and spent the winter scouring the net for parts and put it all together in April. It was a lot of fun and I plan on doing it again this winter! For those of us not in the bike industry, Waltworks makes splittable frames with couplers like you used:
http://waltworks.blogspot.com/

Nice write-up. I didn’t get my frame from a bamboo hut where the websites end in .tw, well not directly anyway, :D but I did buy it as a bare frame and spent the winter scouring the net for parts and put it all together in April. It was a lot of fun and I plan on doing it again this winter!

]]> By: AK_Dan http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/my-ground-up-mountain-bike-build/comment-page-1/#comment-68483 AK_Dan Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:17:30 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=15416#comment-68483 Nice write. Ive also got a future 'build' rolling around in my head. But the # of times I visit my LBS mid-project now for help is quite high. When the new stuff shows up they just may get tired of seeing me. However we have recently had an official Bike Recycling shop open here in Anchorage that may cover my needs. A fully stocked shop to use for donation of a few bucks or a few hours of time, seems like a win/win deal to me. These are a valuble resource and its worth checking to see if there is one in your area. Nice write.
Ive also got a future ‘build’ rolling around in my head. But the # of times I visit my LBS mid-project now for help is quite high. When the new stuff shows up they just may get tired of seeing me.

However we have recently had an official Bike Recycling shop open here in Anchorage that may cover my needs. A fully stocked shop to use for donation of a few bucks or a few hours of time, seems like a win/win deal to me. These are a valuble resource and its worth checking to see if there is one in your area.

]]> By: Luke_E http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/my-ground-up-mountain-bike-build/comment-page-1/#comment-68464 Luke_E Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:55:46 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=15416#comment-68464 So soon... seeking investors now for a chance at getting in on the ground floor of a true growth opportunity: Crackpot Bikes International. So soon… seeking investors now for a chance at getting in on the ground floor of a true growth opportunity: Crackpot Bikes International.

]]> By: trek7k http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/my-ground-up-mountain-bike-build/comment-page-1/#comment-68457 trek7k Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:45:46 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=15416#comment-68457 Love it. When are you starting your own bike company? :) Love it. When are you starting your own bike company? :)

]]> By: barrygxnz http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/my-ground-up-mountain-bike-build/comment-page-1/#comment-68451 barrygxnz Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:38:16 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=15416#comment-68451 Good read. Must be nice to have free access to all those cool one-time use tools:-) I've just finished building up an old Ellsworth Isis frame acquired from a moto-site I frequent, did a lot myself except the tricky bits, and found that buying stuff online or wherever is a bit of a crapshoot if you don't know what the frame originally had on it. I had to buy different front and rear derailleur to go with the shifters I bought, for instance. No biggie, I'll sell the parts I had to replace, but it's all part of the learning process. Cheers Barry Good read. Must be nice to have free access to all those cool one-time use tools:-)
I’ve just finished building up an old Ellsworth Isis frame acquired from a moto-site I frequent, did a lot myself except the tricky bits, and found that buying stuff online or wherever is a bit of a crapshoot if you don’t know what the frame originally had on it. I had to buy different front and rear derailleur to go with the shifters I bought, for instance. No biggie, I’ll sell the parts I had to replace, but it’s all part of the learning process.
Cheers
Barry

]]> By: dgaddis http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/my-ground-up-mountain-bike-build/comment-page-1/#comment-68440 dgaddis Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:20:35 +0000 http://www.singletracks.com/blog/?p=15416#comment-68440 An S&S Lightening 29er - very unique indeed! An S&S Lightening 29er – very unique indeed!

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