self build

[dailuggs]

thinking bout doign a self build for my next bike so i get exactly what i want, but need a sort of list i guess of everything i need, so far its:

handle bars
stem
forks
wheels
frame
groupset
seat post
seat

but my minds a blank at the mo i cant of what else i need, aside from tools, so could someone who knows please give the rest of the list. thanx

 

[Dan Daniel]

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 06:04:21 GMT, dailuggs
<[email protected]> wrote:

>thinking bout doign a self build for my next bike so i get exactly what i want, but need a sort of
>list i guess of everything i need, so far its:
>
>handle bars stem forks wheels frame groupset seat post seat
>
>but my minds a blank at the mo i cant of what else i need, aside from tools, so could someone who
>knows please give the rest of the list. thanx

If you think that a bicycle needs more than one fork, you might want to rethink if putting one
together yourself is a good idea....

 

[Cheg]

"dailuggs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> thinking bout doign a self build for my next bike so i get exactly
what i want, but need a sort of list i guess of everything i need, so far its:
>
> handle bars stem forks wheels frame groupset seat post seat
>
> but my minds a blank at the mo i cant of what else i need, aside from tools, so could someone who
> knows please give the rest of the list. thanx
>
Here is a list fof components from a bike I built recently:
http://cheg01.home.comcast.net/r20.html#parts

You definitely need tools, including bike-specific stuff like chain tools, bottom bracket tools,
cone wrenches, crank pullers, etc.. You will also need lubricants, maybe threadlock compound,
handlebar tape or grips, cables and cable housings, the little crimps that go on the ends of the
cables, and lots of other stuff that I forget at the moment. It's good to have a bikeshop nearby.

 

[dailuggs]

thanx cheg

very helpfull dan, of course i know it has the 1 fork, but i say forks!

 

[David Reuteler]

cheg <[email protected]> wrote:
: Here is a list fof components from a bike I built recently:
: http://cheg01.home.comcast.net/r20.html#parts

yes, don't forget the kickstand.
--
david reuteler [email protected]

 

[Cheg]

"David Reuteler" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> cheg <[email protected]> wrote:
> : Here is a list fof components from a bike I built recently:
> : http://cheg01.home.comcast.net/r20.html#parts
>
> yes, don't forget the kickstand.
> --
> david reuteler [email protected]

On that folding bike the rear derailleur is so low and exposed it seemed like a bad idea to just
drop the bike on the ground.

 

[Dan Daniel]

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 07:04:22 GMT, dailuggs
<[email protected]> wrote:

>thanx cheg
>
>very helpfull dan, of course i know it has the 1 fork, but i say forks!

Just joking.

Cheg's comment- It's good to have a local bike shop nearby- might be the best. Nothing worse than
having a bike stripped down and realizing that you need some small part to finish it off, but you
can't get to the bike shop because the bike is, well, stripped down....

 

[Carl Fogel]

Dan Daniel <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 07:04:22 GMT, dailuggs <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >thanx cheg
> >
> >very helpfull dan, of course i know it has the 1 fork, but i say forks!
>
> Just joking.
>
> Cheg's comment- It's good to have a local bike shop nearby- might be the best. Nothing worse than
> having a bike stripped down and realizing that you need some small part to finish it off, but you
> can't get to the bike shop because the bike is, well, stripped down....

Dear Dan and Cheg,

Is the Cannondale Lefty "fork" the equivalent of the sound of one hand clapping?

http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/innovation/carbonlefty.html

Carl Fogel

 

[Dan Daniel]

On 14 Feb 2004 17:22:29 -0800, [email protected] (Carl Fogel)
wrote:

>Dan Daniel <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:<[email protected]>...
>> On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 07:04:22 GMT, dailuggs <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >thanx cheg
>> >
>> >very helpfull dan, of course i know it has the 1 fork, but i say forks!
>>
>> Just joking.
>>
>> Cheg's comment- It's good to have a local bike shop nearby- might be the best. Nothing worse than
>> having a bike stripped down and realizing that you need some small part to finish it off, but you
>> can't get to the bike shop because the bike is, well, stripped down....
>
>Dear Dan and Cheg,
>
>Is the Cannondale Lefty "fork" the equivalent of the sound of one hand clapping?
>
> http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/innovation/carbonlefty.html
>
>Carl Fogel

Maybe more like the sound of one marketing department giggling?

 

[Stu]

head set, pedals(but just to be clear, one right pedal and one left pedal lol), tyres, tubes,
speedo, bottle cage, lights, bell, reflectors, flag, and of course a helmet(jking, plz dont start)

 

[Cheg]

"Carl Fogel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dan Daniel <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 07:04:22 GMT, dailuggs <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >thanx cheg
> > >
> > >very helpfull dan, of course i know it has the 1 fork, but i say
forks!
> >
> > Just joking.
> >
> > Cheg's comment- It's good to have a local bike shop nearby- might
be
> > the best. Nothing worse than having a bike stripped down and
realizing
> > that you need some small part to finish it off, but you can't get
to
> > the bike shop because the bike is, well, stripped down....
>
> Dear Dan and Cheg,
>
> Is the Cannondale Lefty "fork" the equivalent of the sound of one hand clapping?
>
> http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/innovation/carbonlefty.html
>
> Carl Fogel

Forked if I know.

 

[Tom Sherman]

Carl Fogel wrote:

> Dear Dan and Cheg,
>
> Is the Cannondale Lefty "fork" the equivalent of the sound of one hand clapping?
>
> http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/innovation/carbonlefty.html

Dear Carl,

Wheel strut is a more appropriate term. A major benefit of this design is that allows a more direct
power side chainline, since there is no fork leg that the chain would need to be routed over. See:
<http://www.ihpva.org/incoming/2002/sunset/Sunset001.jpg>.

Tom Sherman - Quad Cities

 

[Werehatrack]

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 06:04:21 GMT, dailuggs
<[email protected]> may have said:

>thinking bout doign a self build for my next bike so i get exactly what i want, but need a sort of
>list i guess of everything i need, so far its:
>
>handle bars stem forks wheels frame groupset seat post seat

Tires Headset Brakes Brake levers and cables, if you aren't buying a gruppo that comes with brifters
and full kit in that area. Shifters ditto. Seatpost clamp Reflectors, if you use them Pedals BB, if
it's not in the gruppo Kickstand? (obviously not everyone uses this) Bottle cage(s)? If it's a dual
suspension bike, rear shock? (May not be supplied with the frame.)

Assumption: gruppo minimally includes both ders, crankset with sprockets, cassette and chain.

>but my minds a blank at the mo i cant of what else i need, aside from tools, so could someone who
>knows please give the rest of the list. thanx

If the frame is virgin, the headtube may need to be faced; possibly the BB shell as well.

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[Werehatrack]

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 17:06:53 +1100, "stu" <[email protected]> may have
said:

>head set, pedals(but just to be clear, one right pedal and one left pedal lol), tyres, tubes,
>speedo, bottle cage, lights, bell, reflectors, flag, and of course a helmet(jking, plz dont start)

You forgot the blunt instrument to fend off malevelolent urchinry.

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[Rick Onanian]

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 17:06:53 +1100, "stu" <[email protected]> wrote:
>head set, pedals(but just to be clear, one right pedal and one left pedal lol), tyres, tubes,
>speedo, bottle cage, lights, bell, reflectors, flag, and of course a helmet(jking, plz dont start)

I don't know if a speedo would be so comfortable. I'd recommend regular padded bicycling shorts.
--
Rick Onanian

 

[S O R N I]

Rick Onanian wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 17:06:53 +1100, "stu" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> head set, pedals(but just to be clear, one right pedal and one left pedal lol), tyres,
>> tubes, speedo, bottle cage, lights, bell, reflectors, flag, and of course a helmet(jking,
>> plz dont start)
>
> I don't know if a speedo would be so comfortable. I'd recommend regular padded bicycling shorts.

Nice catch.

Bill "damn so & so!" S.

 

[cycleboy]

Originally posted by dailuggs
thinking bout doign a self build for my next bike so i get exactly what i want, ...

What make's you feel you can't get exactly what you want if someone else builds your bike? Not only can your local bike shop or a mailorder bike shop get anything you want they can probably suggest things you've never heard of.

Don't forget to chase the threads in the headtube and bb and face the housings if the frame supplier hasn't done that. Also, be sure to align the forks and rear triangle.