Building A Bike

[twokn6]

hi all

how much would you spend on building a bike with a good spec?

would it more expensive than buying a complete one?

just curious?

thanks

lewis

[The Hitcher]

Personnally id spend more on a custom jobby rather than a full build. Building my own id want certain parts, plus you could set it uyp exactly how you wanted for riding.

But the you could always start with a full build and just add custon bits. but if i had the money id go with a custom.

[steve@banbury-trials]

i'd go for a ready built then upgrade as you go,you then get to carry on riding without having to wait to save up for all your part what bike are you thinking of building or buying?stock or mod?

[monkeymoped]

all my bikes xc , dh , 4x and dirt jump as well as trials have been custom built with the exception of my first xc bike.............so with out a doubt i would go for custom build all the time, spend a bit more to get what you want

[stug45]

buy a secondhand bike (i got complete rideable bike for £200-onza t-rex 26")

then spec it how you want by saving money by getting secondhand/discount parts. then get riding, replacing everything you break with new parts then a year or 2 down the line you will end up with a custom mint bike (and using experience of repairing it) that you can maintain perfectly. also the hit in the wallet isnt so sudden at the start!

well im only at the riding part but ive saved so much money.......