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:
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:
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.