Wanted: 27.5 Hardtail Parts

Hi all

Bought a long slack flickable etc hardtail frame for my 14 year old nephew. I'm after the rest.
All as good condition as possible, hoping for it to look near new.

27.5 boost wheel 12x148
27.5 x 2.6-2.8" tyres
11 or 12 speed groupset
30.9mm dropper, stealth routing. Annoyingly the one I have spare is 31.6.

27.5 boost wheelset. 12x148 / 15x110

You could do a lot worse than these

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mavic-e-xa-elite-mtb-wheelset/rp-prod190623

Unless you are gonna use a really big tyre

27.5 x 2.6" tyres

Bugger. Just use 2.35s like normal people.

very cheap OEM WTB tyres here I recently bought a pair and can vouch for their legitimacy

Bugger. Just use 2.35s like normal people.

Ha. It's for a teenager. Plus tyres are cool. Teenagers care about cool

Thanks, I'll bookmark those for later

What frame? I'm curious, will there be a CP thread?
(I'm potentially doing a similar build soon)

Marin San Quentin. Probably no CP thread because I will be collecting bits but not building it. Want to give it to him as a box of parts and show him how to build it himself

give it to him as a box of parts and show him how to build it himself

Sounds good!
Also looks quite nice that bike

i have a slx brakeset. needs a bleed but pads are new and the calipers look ok. also a new sram gx 11speed derailleur

I've got an 11 speed XD cassette going and other bits

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/338425/

Want to give it to him as a box of parts and show him how to build it himself

Rep for forum’s best uncle

2.6" tyres are cool

So 2019

2020 is the year of the mullet bike. @PhilDAS he'll be running a 29er up front right?

I think that’s a step too far even for me

2020 is the year of the mullet bike.

That poor Cotic

No closer to finding fork or wheels. Nothing on ebay at the moment stands out at me as being quality/wide enough/looked after.
None available on here?

I was hoping to spend roughly 150 on wheels, 150 on forks.
Hope hubs would be nice but I know that's pushing the budget.

And a saddle probably too.
Something by WTB? Comfy in normal clothes, squishy etc

Some RS stuff on Sport Pursuit (spits)

https://www.sportpursuit.com/sales/rockshox-jan20

Dunno if it’s any better value than CrC to be fair

wheelset ?

I’ll watch em cheers. Maybe a touch narrow though

Crossmax is the level of hench below the XA I linked to above.

Wheels are wheels right? Those mavics are the E-XA but I can’t think of a reason why wheels need to be E bike specific other than added strength. They’re 25mm wide with a recommended max tyre of 2.5”. I’m sure they’d be OK with a 2.6” when there’s a 5ft 14 year old riding them.
Might go for them as that price seems to be quite severely lower than RRP which makes me think they’re probably better than anything that’s £180 full price

Yeah. I suspect they are no different to the Elite wheelset.

I’ve got the elite wheelset on my habit and they’ve been trouble free and an improvement on the stock wtb wheels. Paid £180 for the pair with tyres.

🤔

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F143490392899

Seems good if you can find hubs?

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/race-face-ar-plus-mtb-rim-2017/rp-prod191594