[David9694]

This is a bit of fantasy shopping, to build up a road bike from brand new parts.  I’ve set a standard of “decent entry level” for this.  I know I could go a lot cheaper still on things like wheels and other bits of the finishing kit – I didn’t want to spec crappy items that would be in the bin in 6 months to meet a price point (I’m looking at you, bike industry).

I alighted on the Hinde site looking for something else – looks an interesting place for custom frames.  It seems you have to enquire about a headset (I’ve picked a likely one at £25) and seatpost collar (and seatpost size), assuming they’re non-compris.  We’ve got the option of adding mudguards with this one. 

The 9s Sora Groupset is an extravagance – could we do cheaper? 8s Claris seemed to be a disc brake/gravel set-up in my research.  I thought I’d done OK on the wheels (Shimano fit, obvs). I guess if we were the bike industry, we might do a non-series crankset, e.g. FSA. 

I’ve turned to Bankrupt Bike Parts and Planet X for finishing kit items. You can get a 26mm ø stem for less, but the 26mm ø handlebars are more, so here we are with a 31.8mm ø oversize combo.

The lime detailing on the saddle is probably pretty horrid, but Vavert is a brand I trust.  Prices for wheels and contact-points soar into the £hundreds – I can understand it for saddles up to a point, and I do have 2 pairs of Brand X CF handlebars, but I was reminded that there’s some eye-watering stuff out there.  

Could we shave a few £££ off with some even better bargains, without turning it into Frankenbike or ditching too much quality? 

here’s my initial set of links – I need to go away and add it all up. 

Condor Strada C17 Road Wheels

Shimano Sora R3000 9-Speed Groupset

https://hinderacing.co.uk/hinde-letape-sport-frame–fork-272-p.asp

PAIR FDP DUAL FUNCTION RACE, TRAIL BIKE PEDALS SPD COMPATIBLE + CLEATS

GEL RACING BIKE-MTB SPORTS BIKE SADDLE QUALITY VAVERT SEAT 60% OFF BLACK-LIME

FIXIE-ROAD POWERPLAY RACE-PRO DROP HANDLEBAR 31.8mm

Quality Threaded CNC Alloy Bike Headset 1 1/8” 28.6mm Half Needle Bearing 34mm

https://planetx.co.uk/products/cinelli-cork-tape-black

https://planetx.co.uk/products/schwalbe-lugano-ii-folding-tyre-700c-25mm-black

ROAD RACING BIKE HOLLOW A-HEAD 1 1-8” HANDLEBAR STEM 31.8mm CLAMP 90mm REACH BLACK

Pair (2) 27.5 – 700c Wide Bicycle Wheel Rim Tapes MTB Hybrid Bike

PAIR ROAD BIKE INNER TUBES 28 – 3/4" 700c x 20 – 700c x 23 PRESTA HP VALVE FOR RACING BIKE

31.8 mm Lightweight Alloy Black Bike Seat Clamp 15 grams

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Itemised list attached.

Itemised list attached.  Comes to a rideaway price of £866.50 (£871.50 with seatpost clamp)

Oops gonna need an actual seatpost (£9) so here’s a likely pick for an alu frame https://bankruptbikeparts.co.uk/collections/seatposts/products/31-6mm-seat-post-micro-adjust-kalloy-lightweight-alloy-black-saddle-pin-350mm

seatpost clamp if non-compris (£5)

Some new bikes are supplied sans pedals, but I’d rather offer something.  The initial pick is double-sided, but the Shimano 520s are only another £3. 

https://www.wolfcycles.co.uk/product/shimano-pd-m520-spd-mtb-pedal-black/ 

 

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