broster
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....ok about 5years ago i used to do a lot of mtb'ing, mainly just doing the odd bit of jumping in a quarry, doing some "downhilling" if you can call it that.... anyway i had a gt avalanch(sp) with an xt groupset, i loved it.... then i came off and never got on my bike again.... now im wanting to get back into it, looking at buying a new bike, but unsure if i should get a frame and build it up or a complete bike? was looking at gt's the other day but things have changed over the years! i.e. saw an xt 4 pot brake system for the front for £75.... aceness!
what would people recommend then, build your own or bu ya complete bike?
wheres best online to buy stuff?
what frames would people recommend?
brakes?
etc......
not sure how much i want to spend yet.... 500 maybe.... prob going to limit me, but id liek a decent frame first then if i get shite components i can upgrade them at a later date....
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drax
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Ive got a complete bike in the shed not used it in years was custom built and cost about £800  I want to sell it xD
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L33 LEG
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i was same tho, used to be well into bikes and knew what was good then and am wanting to get back into it, so would also like to know advise about this 
wud had thought itd be best to build ur own by the way
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broster
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give me info.......
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broster
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yeah id like to build my own, i have the tools and ability to do this..... and that way you get what you want, i notice alot of bikes now have cable disc brakes..... i dont want that... i like the oldschool v brakes......
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L33 LEG
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 i agree, never get disc brakes. id go for hyrdaulic ones, used to cost around £100 like 4 years ago.
just buy a mountain bike mag and look at the prices and reviews on things and ul soon get to know whats what again.
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Pop
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it would be a lot cheaper to buy a whole bike with the frame you want ... then upgrade components etc at a later date if you wanted ...
... you could buy a complete bike for cheaper, and if you wanted strip it down to the frame and rebuild it .. whatever floats your boat really
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L33 LEG
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uv got me wanting to sort my old bike now lol.
have aDBR frame and it really is so light compared to all the other bikes iv been on, but all my gears and componets are LX/XT and need replacing 
and got some proper old skool rock shox judy T2s on it 
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broster
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surely tho if i want a decent frame itll come with lots of expencive components? some of which i may not want and the bike will be very expencive? is it not like pc's? where building your own is cheaper? is MBUK stil la good mag to get? used to read it loads and was a member of the wrecking crew lol
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broster
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xt stuff is good tho, i used to love my xt bits.... dbr frame, i used to want one..... judy t2's oooh i had z1 bams
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L33 LEG
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sure MBUK was the only decent mag out so it still shud be the best. u thought of buying a second hand bike?
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L33 LEG
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
xt stuff is good tho, i used to love my xt bits.... dbr frame, i used to want one..... judy t2's oooh i had z1 bams
ye XT was the best when i had it, but its all fucked up now. its a black dbr frame, think its size 16" so it was smaller than the full size but bigger than a trials bike which was perfect for me.
and i was the only one with jud shox, everyone else had much better stuff but i just loved mine lol cos they wer rare at the time, same with the frame, iv never seen another one like mine before
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morpheus22
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i have still got my bike in my shed. doin sweet fa. miss going out on it.but me mates are all lazy shits and go out in cars far to much lol.speacialized hard rock 2 (hard tail) nice and lght.i might fix the bottom bracket now were talking about it lol
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broster
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xtr (im sure thats it) was better than xt..... and it was a nice grey colour.... wow! did think about a second hand bike but not sure..... been looking on ebay at frames etc.... id really like a giant frame with the yellow red and blue/black colours, like the martin/martyn boys had......
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L33 LEG
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ye is very tempting to go out now and fix it and give it a good clean 
anybody got a rear mech, and front cog n rear cassette for sale? and a new chain
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broster
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all these names coming back to me now, plenty of frames to look for, think ill go to a bike shop and ask in there....
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L33 LEG
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ye XTR was the grey stuff, forgot about them. i may uprate al my stuff to it now 
i used to have a road bike and got used to thin tyres so iv got some thin tyres on my x517 (think its called that, lol cnt believe i remember all these nmes) black rims, hmm, might ge some fatter tyres now
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my old bike is a merlin easton ealn program 3 and in its day was the muts nuts. ive been trying get into mtbing again and been looking at the scott scale 50 the 2006 model, it dosent seem that bad speced up either for £800
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L33 LEG
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merlin wer good frames, really cheap aswell. i live near leyland bikes which used to have a 4-6 page advert in MBUK and they specialised in merlin i think.
scott  i always wanted one of those bikes, but cost a lot of money.
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i always wanted a Orange Missile
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hopper
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this is the 1 im after
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L33 LEG
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whats the spec?
alywas loved those scott frames. wnated the red/blue/white one years ago
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starkie
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i have marin full suspension cant fault them one little bit though do still love my gt rts 2 aswell
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Building your own will cost more because you wont skimp on the parts you don't notice much...
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hopper
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quote:
Originally posted by L33 LEG
whats the spec?
alywas loved those scott frames. wnated the red/blue/white one years ago
Specification:
Frame Scott Alloy 7005 DB scale frame design with monocoque details
Fork Rock Shox Tora 318 Coil Spring / Motion Control 80 mm / reb. Adj.
Rear Shock n/a
Headset Ritchey semi inter. OE
Rear Mech Shimano XT 27 Speed RD-M-751
Front Mech Shimano Deore 530
Shifters Shimano Deore 535 Dual-Control w/gear indicator
Brakelevers Shimano Deore 535 Disc
Brakes Shimano Deore 535 Disc 160 F & R mm rotor
Crankset Shimano FC-M 470 hollowtech 22x32x44 T
BB-Set Shimano ES 30 spline
Handlebar Scott X-Rod AL-001 P.G. 580 mm
Stem JD 362 R 4 bolt 1-1/8" / 6° rise
Pedal Shimano PD-M505 Clipless pedal
Seatpost JD-495 SCT
Seat Scott Racing
Hub front Shimano 495 Disc CL / 32H
Hub rear Shimano 495 Disc CL / 32H
Chain Shimano CN-HG53
Cassette Shimano HG50-9 11-32 T
Spokes DT Swiss Champion Black
Rims Alesa Taurus 2000 Disc / 32H W/Eyelet Black
Tyres Scott OXYD 26 x 2.0 60TPI Kevlar Bead
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