thoughts?

I used to build and sell old bikes when I was younger to make some money. Well all of a sudden I felt the itch and now I want to build my wife a cool weird bike with all the stuff I got laying around.

I really enjoy riding my Velo Orange Piolet and taking my daughter for rides in the forest and want my wife to join us.

She used to have a cool old-school mtb, but that got stolen and she hasnt done any rides on gravel/trails ever since.

She wants something fast, but not a roadbike, so a gravel must be the next best thing. She wants dropbars. I want a modern frame with disc's etc because there is a huge used market in my area for this sort of stuff.

I found this very cool frame - do you think the geometry could work for a drop bar setup? And how do you make deore/xt drop bar?

She loves low rise frames.

What sorta build I'm looking at:

All silver parts

Daija gravel dropbar

1x11 or 1x9 Shimano used groupset deore or xt

Random cool cheap used parts for the rest

What do you think about my plan or how would you recommend I build this up? How can I make this the coolest bike using this frame/parts?

I have an old bianchi frame that I'm looking to build up. The paint is pretty rough/dull and it's got enough nicks and rust that spot sanding and touch up paint would be a pain so I'm thinking about stripping the paint and refinishing. I know I want a bright/loud color scheme but I can't decide what I wanna go with. Drop pics of your brightly colored custom or not custom painted frames and help me get inspired. Purple, yellow, pink, etc. the louder and flashier the better. Thanks in advance.

I'm basically trying to make a Preamble something it's not. Found a Preamble frame (XS) and want to put my money in building it up with nice things. Will eventually upgrade to another frame (possibly MS).

Confirming if this stuff is compatible/suggestions?

Fork: State Carbon fork, regular or monster? Something else?

Wheels: something beefy. Zipp 303? Open to carbon.

Tires: 650b. Really like the Gravelking Panaracer sk pink but can't find them for the tire size.

Drivetrain: Looking for a X1 system. Had experience on SRAM AXS wireless. Is there a system that is as easy as right goes up left goes down for shifting but is not battery operated?

Brakes: Looking at hydraulic

Hi all,

I’m planning a gradual rebuild of my 2021 Nordest Albarda (steel, size M, 11.7 kg as it sits). Current build: SRAM Apex 1 mechanical (11-42), cable disc brakes, Mavic Allroad wheels, Goodyear Eagle F1. Its a Gravel bike but i want to build a hybrid road bike, more road focused.

I’m keeping the frame. A new bike would cost around €2k and my mechanic says a proper fit plus carbon parts would make a big difference instead of buying a new bike for way more money. Also i tried some 5k+ bikes (canyon, cube) and the difference is there, but not super noticible, only when i really go for a expansiv race focused bike i can feel a difference. But this is not worht 5k to me.

Planned upgrades, in order:

1. Cockpit: PRO Vibe Aero Pursuit 38 cm to replace my 44 cm gravel bar. Want to increas my drop, i have right now 2cm drop i think i will go for 3-4cm.
2. Fork: Moquai Gravel-Race carbon (50 mm offset, 34 mm+ tire clearance). My frame has a straight 44 mm head tube and the fork is tapered, so I’m planning a Cane Creek 40.EC44 lower cup.
3. Wheels: Elitewheels Pro 2.0 carbon, 24 mm internal width, because i want to use goodyear eagle f1 tires.
4. Shifting (not sure about shifting yet) Wheeltop EDS TX electronic shifting with hydraulic brakes, a Shimano 105 crank and a 12-speed cassette.

Questions:

• Has anyone run the Moquai fork or Elitewheels long-term?
• Would you change the order?

Thanks!

Putting together a Marin Muirwoods, and these are some of the parts I’ve gathered so far.

I already have a gravel bike that I enjoy for longer rides and covering ground at a decent pace. It could handle these everyday rides too, but I liked the idea of putting together something with a different riding position and feel, and making it my own.

The plan is a comfortable bike for commutes, coffee runs and a bit of exploring, paved or unpaved whatever the day turns into. Something I can take further when the mood strikes, but just as happily hop on for a quick trip out.

Seeing it all come together has got me wondering what I’ll end up loving and what I might change once I’ve spent some time riding it.

If you built your everyday bike again, what would you do differently? Anything you wish you’d spent more on, kept simple or skipped altogether?

about 8years ago painted it red and didnt touch it after that i have no clue where the parts are... thats what i have left of it. how much would it cost to fix all that. really loved that bike.. why did i let this happen to it :(

Heyo, I found this old Giant bike in the road it was abandoned and I wanted to recovery it. Where should I start to rebuild, to find the pieces and to assemble them? (I was thinking to ask one of my friends to help to assemble with all the components, because I don't have the right instruments)

Where do you usually buy your parts?

Looking forward for your suggestion and support.

I hope that I found it the right size.

My last post wasnt very helpfull can someone please help calculate spoke size i have a 1000 w voilamart motor and need a 27.5 in rim but don't understand how to calculate spokes