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As alluded to in the previous post - I've got a new project !
First of all little update on the Kona, been putting the miles in and moved down a tooth at the back up to 85" (50x16), which is a little tough on the climbs, but brought my average speed up and got a few Stava top fives on my commute.
Now the new project: A group of friends have asked me along on their annual "trans-England" ride, from Sunderland (in the North East) to Windermere (in the Lake District) 120 miles +/-. So what better excuse to build another bike. Bit of a budget - so bits box and a few bargains are required. Oh yer and this is a mountian bike build as the route is 95% off road.
Started with an On-One Scandal frame, on offer for £150. Its a 29" version with swapouts and a tapered head tube - so its got all the "fashion" bits at a bargain price.
I've had some 6" travel Manitou suspension forks in the shed since I moved to London, so thought I'd put them to good use. (Yep 6" on a hardtail isn't the best setup, but once sagged and dialled in gives a great headangle) also with it being a 29er model, running with 26" wheels will keep the BB down.
I tied these two together with a nice FRM tapered headset (with 1.125" adaptor).
Stuck on my old CNC stem from the original Kona build (putting it to proper use!) and got some mahoosive non-commuter-friendly Nukeproof bars (800mm!!!!), these will be getting trimmed a chunk.
And coz I'm a tart, went for an "accidental" patriotic colour scheme . . . .
I'll be running a 1x10 setup and picked up a clever rear mech - Shimano Zee - with a clutch system, which I think is very cool !
This is an initial mock up with a few bits I had lying around. CF cranks will go on the Kona or Concorde and replaced with some SRAM Apex compact road cranks (running just the 34t), although with the 73mm BB shell, will have to get 2-3mm taken off the non-drive side shell.
Hopefully with the 34t x 11-34t cassette, will give me enough gear range for the Pennine climbs and not get too left behind on the downs.
Got some wheels and brakes on order - so hopefully should be fun, but will need to get used to a 68* head angle and flat bars.