Giant Box Two build & refurb......finally finished......

[1997BlackC5]

Bike as it started life........I paid around £27 off ebay.....

Parts taken off & cleaned aswell as a few second hand upgrades purchased from ebay........

Starting to take shape........

Finally complete (including cheapo ebay Giant stickers)

Ditch Witch rims
Deore v-brakes
Avid Speed Dial 7's
STX RC shifters
lock on grips
club Roost Go Fast Bars
club Roost Go Fast brace
club Roost ibeam stem
Onza Mongo III ahead set
Deore hubs
Tokon titanium skewers
tektro brake booster (front & rear)
Giant Seat Post
Apollo seat
jagwire cables
Suntour front shocks

What do people think........I hope you like? You don't see many of these arround these days & I always enjoy riding something a bit different.

 

[fun at fiftyish]

I like that, a lot and would be very happy if it was mine....it is nice to see a bike built on a budget as not all of us have the money for the exotic stuff. I am sure you could have just as much fun on that as you would on an expensive carbon or Ti boutique bike,I also like to ride something a bit different and enjoy every minute i spend on my '99 Haro escape,it gets used hard and as a result gets crashed from time to time but no tears from me,,I.m sure if I had an expensive bike I would be " too careful" and would not enjoy myself as much ..Thumbs up for a great blue collar build and I hope you "ride it like you stole it!".If you get fed up with it I would seriously consider buying it of you,great build.
Mark

 

[maro]

nice job you've done there

that was a well respected bike in the early days of the "budget full suspension" era

 

[1997BlackC5]

Glad you guys like it, must admit feels theres not much love on here for early Giants.........