BarneyRubble
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Hi All,
Time to show off my latest build! I am showing my hand a little early as there are still a couple of changes I want to make to further improve the "Made in England" theme, but that will have to wait for another month!
I have had a titanium itch for a while now (ever since I sold my Xizang, which was a tad too small). I had planned to hold out for a Hei Hei to replace my Lava Dome frame and do a straignt swap of all the components, but they are going for silly money and whenever I had some cash the right size wasn't available.
However after weeks of daily perusing of the for sale threads, Nodde appeared with the frame you see below for sale at a very reasonable price. It was my size and a UK brand which also appealed, so I went for it. Inevitably many of the parts from the kona didn't fit, so I started sourcing other bits, (seat post, BB, Bars etc) and then it sort of evolved into more of a UK focussed build. . So, the forks had to go and the hunt for all things X-Lite, USE, Pace etc. began!
The build below is 80% there - I have used a couple of interim measures to get it built so it is not quite up to my exacting standards, but she's pretty close.
Apologies for the crap background in the pictures, I was excited and just wanted to show her off!
Frame: 1997 X-Lite titanium Pro 20”
Fork: Pace RC-36 Evo 2 Proclass
Headset: Chris King
Stem: Syncros
Handlebar: X-Lite Cross Country
Grips: Race Face
Barends: N/A (although I do have some X-lite nobbies, I’ve avoided the wrath of RB by putting them on risers!)
Brakes: XTR M951
Brake Pads: XTR
Brake Levers: XTR M951
Shifters: Deore 7’s Thumbies
Front Derailleur: XTR M950
Rear Derailleur: XTR M952
Cassette: 8 speed Shimano (road)
Chain: SRAM
Cranks: Race Face Turbine (hoping to change to Middleburn RS7)
Crank Bolts: Shimano
Chainrings: Middleburn
Pedals: Wellgo Modern Alloy CNC Flats (lightest on the market!)
Hub Skewers: Allen Key secure QR’s – no brand
Rims: Mavic517 and Sun Rims CR-18 (not matching at the moment)
Hubs: Hope Ti (rear) Hope Suspension (front)
Nipples: DT
Spokes: DT
Tyres: Maxxis Medusa
Tubes: Cheap generic
Saddle: Selle Italia Flite Alpes
Seatpost: USE Titanium Alien (27.2mm with Cane Creek Shim up to 28.6mm)
Seatpost Binder: X-Lite (original Equipment)
Weight: TBC, but light!
Time to show off my latest build! I am showing my hand a little early as there are still a couple of changes I want to make to further improve the "Made in England" theme, but that will have to wait for another month!
I have had a titanium itch for a while now (ever since I sold my Xizang, which was a tad too small). I had planned to hold out for a Hei Hei to replace my Lava Dome frame and do a straignt swap of all the components, but they are going for silly money and whenever I had some cash the right size wasn't available.
However after weeks of daily perusing of the for sale threads, Nodde appeared with the frame you see below for sale at a very reasonable price. It was my size and a UK brand which also appealed, so I went for it. Inevitably many of the parts from the kona didn't fit, so I started sourcing other bits, (seat post, BB, Bars etc) and then it sort of evolved into more of a UK focussed build.
. So, the forks had to go and the hunt for all things X-Lite, USE, Pace etc. began!The build below is 80% there - I have used a couple of interim measures to get it built so it is not quite up to my exacting standards, but she's pretty close.
Apologies for the crap background in the pictures, I was excited and just wanted to show her off!
Frame: 1997 X-Lite titanium Pro 20”
Fork: Pace RC-36 Evo 2 Proclass
Headset: Chris King
Stem: Syncros
Handlebar: X-Lite Cross Country
Grips: Race Face
Barends: N/A (although I do have some X-lite nobbies, I’ve avoided the wrath of RB by putting them on risers!)
Brakes: XTR M951
Brake Pads: XTR
Brake Levers: XTR M951
Shifters: Deore 7’s Thumbies
Front Derailleur: XTR M950
Rear Derailleur: XTR M952
Cassette: 8 speed Shimano (road)
Chain: SRAM
Cranks: Race Face Turbine (hoping to change to Middleburn RS7)
Crank Bolts: Shimano
Chainrings: Middleburn
Pedals: Wellgo Modern Alloy CNC Flats (lightest on the market!)
Hub Skewers: Allen Key secure QR’s – no brand
Rims: Mavic517 and Sun Rims CR-18 (not matching at the moment)
Hubs: Hope Ti (rear) Hope Suspension (front)
Nipples: DT
Spokes: DT
Tyres: Maxxis Medusa
Tubes: Cheap generic
Saddle: Selle Italia Flite Alpes
Seatpost: USE Titanium Alien (27.2mm with Cane Creek Shim up to 28.6mm)
Seatpost Binder: X-Lite (original Equipment)
Weight: TBC, but light!
