Cheap hardtail build...

[theboymoon]

Well, that was the plan.

It kinda didn't work out that way!

Last night thanks to much much help from Neil my Dialled PA was finally finished. Well actually, not finished. More started. I've already got plans for white cable outers and a fork re-spray...

Anyways here's the spec and i've put a price against, just to see how it compares to buying a complete new bike. And partly to scare myself in the process.

All parts second hand unless listed otherwise. This has been 12 and bit months of gathering

Slightly scruffy small Mk2 Dialled Prince Albert frame £120
Easton EA 50 bars £free from moon's parts bin
Frame and bar repsray £40
Superstar grips (new) £8
Stem £free off a mate
Chris King £55
Stem stackers £err borrowed from Neil!
Coil Pikes with maxle £150
X7 shifters, x9 rear mech, lx front mech, sram chain £80
front mech shims £free from neil's parts bin
sram cassette £18 (new, really!)
Formula the 1 brakes £100
Superstar brake discs £22
Brake mounts £20
Race face cranks, bb, 3 rings £80
Sycros rims on hope pro IIs £100
Maxxis Advantage x2 £60 (new)
Tubes x2 £6 (new)
Hope pro II QR conversion £20
Cabling £5
Helicopter tape from B&Q £5
Rear skewer £5 (new)
Thompson seat post £40
Charge spoon saddle £23 (new)
Seat clamp £free from moon's parts bin
Old school SPDs £free from a mate

I think thats it!

All in £957! Would have been more without some of the free bits.

plus some cider for the spanner

Is that good? I don't really care because

[theboymoon]

Loving your work with the Frankenbike!!

And Mr Snotrag, you obviously are a man of impeccable taste, right down to the tyre choice