Carbon 456 aka 'the dark destroyer' all built

[BobCatMax]

very nice.

little bruv just bought me a black and red charge for xmas, but it didn't have the red stitching or plastic

 

[GT-Steve]

So an hour or so fiddling today, and it's all built and ready to ride...

I opted for the xtr cranks in the end, and I think the colour suits the rest of the build nicely.. It feels really really considering its so big. Not weighed it yet but I reckon about 11kgs ish..

Verrry happy with the build, will look into a newer cassette in the future, but really that's about it. Might get a chance to ride it in the next day or two, but need to go mental with the heli tape before that happens..

 

[ChrisR]

Looking really good Steve. Love the finished look.

Get out and ride it, I'm sure you'll be pleased with it!

 

[Mindmap3]

They're good looking bikes these carbon 456's, really nice.

Are you going to fit a chain device or just see how you get on without one?

 

[ChrisBrown81]

Beautiful. Loving the thumb shifter, great little touch.

 

[GT-Steve]

Beautiful. Loving the thumb shifter, great little touch.

Cheers fella,

Gotta love a thumbie. Give me one of them over a modern shifter, any day. It'll happily run 9sp on friction, too.. would've preferred an old suntour one, but that's just because they're 25g lighter

They're good looking bikes these carbon 456's, really nice.

Are you going to fit a chain device or just see how you get on without one?

Thanks fella,

No plans to fit a chain device, just plenty of protection to that chainstay. Should I be thinking about one, then??

 

[Mindmap3]

I was thinking more about dropped chains when riding over anything rough. You can get soe really light jobs that bolt on a bit like a front derailleur rather than a DH type thing.

 

[GT-Steve]

I know the ones you mean - will they not hamper a front mech if I decide to add more speeds up front, at a later date?

 

[Mindmap3]

I know the ones you mean - will they not hamper a front mech if I decide to add more speeds up front, at a later date?

Yeah, it's one or the other. You'd need to take it off if you decided to run more than on front chainring.

Some people manage together away without a chain device, others seem to suffer from constant dropped chains. I guess it depends on you local terrain etc.

 

[suburbanreuben]

What diameter is the seat tube Steve? I have a third eye chainwatcher in 31.8mm that would do the job combined with a bash guard.