Please help me build this Ribble 725 hardtail

I got things sorted with Ribble, they gave me a partial refund for the damaged headtube and I got it reamed and faced somewhere so it's all good now.
Just picked up the frame and laced the wheels today, I'm super excited!

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Good looking frame, what's the build spec?

Not sure what you're asking😬

As in - the groupset etc that you are going to put on it.

Really interested in how you like this when you're done - been looking at a hardtail to buy as I'm moving nearer to the countryside and thinking about this versus spending more on a stanton/pace/cotic etc.

Cool I'll let you know once I rode it! I couldn't find much info on the ride qualities so it was a bit of a gamble... Only some reviews of the Ti version of this frame..
Most of the parts are mentioned on the previous page. The hubs I used for these wheels are 'Arc' ones (aliexpress) and seem to be of really good quality.
I'm gonna try to fit my old non boost XT cranks on this. I didn't order a dropper yet because I'm hoping it will fit under the bed of my camper van with the saddle dropped, so l would like to get as much travel/stroke as possible and need to see how much I can get away with

Still a few things left to do, but it is starting to look like a bike!
I used a XT triple crank with a nw chainring on the outside of the spider and the chainline seems perfect, plenty crank clearance too...
The shifting feels amazing with this Microshift set-up.
Can't wait to take it for a proper ride.

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No dropper?!

Still figuring out which size dropper I need

In terms of length? Longest you can fit!

Yea! I might be able to get away with 200mm drop but I want to make sure first

Looking good

Looks great, basically what I'm hoping to do with a frame I've just ordered. Will be interesting to hear your verdict on the microshift stuff.

Thanks! Which frame did you order?

A marino so probably won't have it until spring.

This bike is so much fun! I haven't been this excited about a bike in a while:)
The tyres have a crazy amount of grip and are super comfy. The bike is very playful but doesn't feel nervous and it climbs really well. Super glad I went for this frame instead of a 29" Hello Dave.
Only thing left to do is get a dropper and a longer front brake hose.

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@kjlem looks lovely. What brakes did you go for?

Thank you:) I used the Deore brakes I already had, with a 203mm disc up front.

Very nice! Did you manage to stay within your planned budget?

Yes it's not too bad, with a dropper included I probably spend 2100 euro, but the brakes, cranks and pedals came from my previous mtb.

Dropper has been installed! It was a massive pain the ass to feed the cable from the downtube to the seattube, two small holes and a tight corner, the outer cable is a bit damaged now but other than that I'm happy!
It's a Brand-X dropper with 170mm travel.

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Droppers are great, aren’t they. Bike looks excellent!

Thanks! Yea it's my first dropper but it's great!

Muddy ride this morning! I really enjoy this bike, don't know how I lived my life without a dropper before.
I need to add some tokens to the fork because it bottoms out quickly and I'm thinking about making a little frame bag for the seattube toptube triangle

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I'm doing some proper riding on this now in South Tirol, I must say on the first run in a bike park I was wondering why the hell I was there on a hardtail... It is hard work but I'm getting used to it and it's so much fun! But it's especially great on flow trails and 'normal' mtb routes.

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Oof, that's looking real good. Enjoy!