• Right, n00b alert...

    Nearly finished getting parts for new bike, and was considering attemping to put it together myself instead of paying a bike shop to do it (been quoted anything from £70 to £130 for the build and brake bleed/fork lowering). The wheels are built already, but everything else will need putting together. It is a single speed dirt jumping / street bike.

    If I was going to try it myself, what tools would I need? Would it be wise to get a torque wrench? And I am confused by all the different types of grease - will one do the job for all the bits of the bike (BB/headset/seatpost installation etc) or do I need different types?

    As I understand it, I should be able to do it all with:

    Park BBT-9 bottom bracket/crank tool (£15)
    Park Polylube 1000 Grease (£5)
    Hope brake bleeding kit (£25)
    a set of allen keys
    a chain link tool
    a pedal wrench
    some tyre levers

    Anything I've forgotten? The headset is a Hope integrated so I don't need a headset press or anything.

    Here are 3 YouTube videos I found which I would use for instruction:

    Fork lowering:

    YouTube - HOW TO: Lower Rock Shox Suspension Forks | | | NS Suburban

    Brake bleeding:

    YouTube - Hope Technology - Brake Bleed (Mini Lever)

    External bottom bracket fitting:

    YouTube - Replacing an External Bearing Bottom Bracket

    Thanks a million.

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