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Yo, so I thought I’d make this thread to spread the stoke and also get input/ advice on the bikes i build for my self, my significant other, and friends (and sometimes “clients”). I also like writing stuff and taking pictures of stuff, and I also like bike stuff, so thats all good, and stuff.

I always have a lot of projects on the go, but since I’m not rich, they either take a long time, or are of a subpar caliber.

I guess you could consider all bikes a “current project”, as setups always change, get upgraded etc. But here’s whats in the scopes for now..

29er - Singular Swift

I picked up the frame set really cheap a while ago, so it was pretty spontaneous. Its been calling at me from the loft storage for a while now, and after scooping a couple of deals on different parts, its time. Im a huge fan of big tires, but got quite discouraged after contacting Sam and finding out that it was and “older version”. This meant the tire clearance wasn’t as big as the current model of swift (which takes 2.4 on a 50mm rim, and 3.0 in the front). The plan is 1x9 (for cheap drivetrain parts), short stem and wide bars. Iv actually got most of the parts now.. i just need to figure out what to do about protecting the inside of the frame, and then of course build it up. The frame is pretty bunged up and was considering a paint job, but I doubt I'll get around to it.

Singular swift frame and fork size L
kcnc mtb crankset (with a super shitty/ rare 94bcd 5 arm spider) The only narrow wide I can find is wolf tooth, and they are expensive.
crank brothers headset
X0 medium cage rear mech
X9 trigger
Superstar components 29” wheel set. EX23 rims on Fuel hubs. 28.6mm external rim width, and hubs have 60 POE.
Conti X king 29x2.4 rear tire
Conti mountain king II 29x2.4 front tire
Avid juicy brakes
11-34 cassette
Cheapo stem from eBay
Thomson riser 780mm ( i also have a Funn riser at 810mm, but its silver)
Cheap inline black seatpost from crc
maybe an old flite saddle

So the wheels just arrived! I mounted up the tires and dropped them in the frame… THEY FIT! Woop woop. I was scared i was gonna have to go down to smaller tires. 2.4 looks great, and much chunkier than i could have hoped for.

Before i start building, I want to treat the inside of the frame. The previous owner(s) clearly didn’t, as there is a bit of rust dust when i look down the seat tube, and around the welding gas vent holes. Anyone have any suggestions for which product (frame saver, t9, etc), and if i need to clean the tubes in some way? And will the framesaver still work even though they already have a bit of rust?

Road Bike - NoName Titanium (cracked chain stay)

An old (possibly russian) 58cm squared titanium road frame. 1” headtube
I contacted a local guy regarding the cracked chain stay. He used to build titanium wheelchairs. Ill swing by his workshop one day and hear how much the job will cost.
I just bought the fork about a week ago, and is what actually got me inspired to build this up agian. This frame has also been sitting around for a couple of years.
My plan is to build it up quite sturdy, because all rides seem to lead to some type of off-road anyhoo.
As for parts, the only thing i have is a full ultegra 6700 group, thomson x2 stem, seat post. Im more and more leaning towards the idea of a 1x10, with 44t narrow wide and 11-32 with a sram wifli or mtb short/ medium cage rear mech. In this case, I have a set of Sram STI's laying around.

Parts i dont have yet:

Sturdy wheel set, wide rimes, maybe lots of spokes, and reliable (fast and loud preferably ;) ) engagement.
was thinking something like dt swiss spline r24 or r23, or one of superstars builds.. Open to suggestions.
Thomson x2
Salsa cowbells 46cm
Tires - something 28c that likes road and gravel (maybe paselas) always open to suggestions!
Drivetrain - if i decide not to use the ultegra group i have.. What do people think in terms of drivetrain?

This is all for now. Other current bikes and projects will pop up later on, such as my Titanium CX, Freaxie, GT karakoram commuter, Cannondale "risers gon raise", gfs CX, gfs Univega mtb commuter, the list goes oooooon..