Building my Son his first proper bike for his 13th birthday! Custom paint job incoming…

trailstar82 · Mar 28, 2023

I love it

wonderful work

kyle888 · Mar 28, 2023

trailstar82 said:
I love it wonderful work

Thanks

eric_james · Mar 28, 2023

Paint looks great and love what it does in different lights

kyle888 · Mar 28, 2023

eric_james said:
Paint looks great and love what it does in different lights

Thanks. It’s actually a fade rather than a flip paint so it’s always along the bottoms of the tubes and the back of the seat tube that are Pearl red but it does look like it’s a flip colour in some ways.

Cheers Kyle

kyle888 · Apr 1, 2023

The build has started.
Wheels cleaned up and new schwalbe tyres fitted.
Shimano hubs and Mavic x139 rims.

kyle888 · Apr 1, 2023

Poor light so pictures are not great.
Bucklos rigid forks as for the budget I couldn’t find a good 130mm fork and he will be riding mainly street anyway. Plus they have the right axle to crown length.

Saddle not my thing but it’s a wheelie bike saddle so the sort of thing that the kids like these days…

kyle888 · Apr 1, 2023

Clarks clout hydraulic disc brake set was good value and good reviews. 180mm front 160mm rear so I’m sure will be good enough for him.
Waiting on the bb so as far as I can get today.