reviews of items I own and love or hate
This is the last part of 12 clips of my first and rather amateur bike build. An honest look into the challenges and enjoyment of putting a bike together from scratch. For me, this was the most exciting part. This is a climbing bike because that’s what I like to do most and I knew…
Taping the bars. Surprisingly difficult to get this right, but luckily you can redo it as often as you want. and I have redone it since the photo…
Fitting the chain at the correct length
Cutting the steering tube
Fitting the brake levers
A very short and painless stage of the build, even though I had to modify the bracket to make it fit my oval chain rings.
My trials and tribulations with the bottom bracket. All did not go as planned here
Fitting and testing the rear derailleur
Fitting the handlebars
Fitting the fork and the ahead set