Proud Dad moment, pic heavy build content.

[mark st1]

Cool pics your Mrs must be very understanding if mine saw any of my bike stuff all over the worktops she would be waving the electric carving knife around

 

[Cubist]

So, an old seatpost and a new stand (got fed up with the lack of adjustment on the old Lidl version..... relegated to washing duties now)
Up in the stand, greasing the BB shell threads

Brand new BB (someone's upgrade refugee) and a new Stinger. Starting teh BB cups off by hand

before tightening properly with a 1/2 inch drive BB socket (less tool damage to the cups). Left hand thread on the drive side

Standard thread non-drive side.

73mm BB shell, one spacer drive side only, courtesy of a BB mounted chainguide

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Madchestor. It's a short MTB track recently opened.
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/new-singletrack-in-manchester.104936/

should be fine, but I thought I was meant to do the mtb skills weekend before not after another mtb course! oh well....
had been looking at going there at some point. should be fine and won't take long to get to... have to consider the dog at the moment, but he is pretty good and settled now.

 

[Cubist]

Cool pics your Mrs must be very understanding if mine saw any of my bike stuff all over the worktops she would be waving the electric carving knife around

I built the Ragley in the house.

 

[Cubist]

So, Chainset on, it's the old SLX double and bash

Preload cap tightened to just eliminate play, no more or you'll kill the bearings by side-loading.

and pinch bolts nipped up, alternating half a turn at a time to prevent the splined end overloading and shearing on one side.

Headset next. No photos of the fitting process I'm afraid, as it involved a lot of swearing and bearing insertion, but once the headset's in we can add the fork stem and bars. Low stack height crucial, as the steerer is only 180mm, and the headtube 110mm.

New bars, 750mm mid-rise Funn's, and the ultra low-stack Ragl;ey Stubbing

 

[RedRider]

Such a good thread. Photos really clear and instructive.

 

[Cubist]

Front mech has been treated to a new clamp size reducer for the 28.6mm seat tube.

And aligned with the chainset.

Here's a little tip. Use a 5mm allen key to wedge the mech open at "high" position, so you can align it exactly to give perfect clearance

about 2-3mm above the edge of the bash, stops the chain unshipping outwards

Take the allen key out before adding cable!!

 

[Cubist]

Just the captive bolt for the rear mech. Fixed hanger on this mark 1 Soul.

Shifters and cables next.

New cables,

Carefully measured outers, cut with proper cutters

Neat routing for the front mech

lamped nice and tight with no play at this stage.

 

[Cubist]

Check for clearance

Donuts to stop cable scratches (it's all about detail)

One long run from seattube to rear mech

There. that's nice and neat.

He hasn't done a bad job so far.....

 

[Cubist]

Right, brakes next

Front is a 203 rotor, so needs a +20 adapter on the PM fork

Rear is IS mount, 183 rotor

 

[Cubist]

Hose routing courtesy of cable ties

Big lump of alloy those calipers

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Awesome effort... good on the boy

 

[Cubist]

Wheel on,

then chain fitted. It's the old one, same length, cleaned and re-waxed
Looks OK small to small

and indexed in about ten minutes. Bit too easy really. Cubester let me do that bit, but did the front himself.

Finally, a few finishing touches. He chose gold detail, for a bit of bling

Thomson layback and a Charge Spoon

 

[Cubist]

GregCollins may recognise the pedals

and teh inevitable 11pm test ride on the High Street

 

[Cubist]

So, there you have it. Cubester's first build. I reckon he did pretty well.