1994ish Gary Fisher Montare
Frame, crank, and derailers $100 (Facebook find)
New wheels (I built)~$370
Bar and stem ~$250
Brake levers $130
Bar end shifter $60
Saddle $120
Cables, tubes misc ~$100
All in so far almost $1200
…And then I see the Walmart bikepaking bike for like $288.
I still need to raise the brake levers.
Other than that, first ride of 11 miles on gravel was good. This bike is easily 2mph slower than my gravel bike.
I’m on the hunt for racks and bags for a long haul in the future.
Comments and critiques and questions welcome.
by Zealousideal-Term-89
14 Comments
Those bars look cool, what are they? (Whole bike also looks cool)
Parts seem a little expensive imo! But nice build.
The wheels alone cost as much as I got my bike for. But I know the pain of expensive repairs.
Nice redshift bar. How many mm for the top rise?
Nice build!
Waiting for Redshift Black Friday deals. Last year they had really good prices but I didn’t need anything. This year I will get them some money… nice bike!
Classy build. Well done dude
Well done! Your original bike cost-to-parts expense ratio is similar to what I seem to always do. The fun is worth the expense. Maybe similar to my friends who lose $1000 on a Las Vegas weekend but they had fun.
Ignore the cost complaints. You built the wheels yourself. The satisfaction of that cancels the cost issue.
That’s a 26″. I assume your gravel bike is 700 or 29″. That’s the speed difference. Got 19 bikes and been through 32. Never found a 26″ that rolled as fast as a good 29″. The 26″ is better on bike specific trails with close corners and rise and fall sections. They accelerate and turn quickly better. Use your bikes where they’re best at.
This will be going way longer than anything from Walmart.
Riding a wheel-on trainer on carpet without a mat underneath is a decision you’ll come to regret
Hey as someone else who dumped money into nicer parts on a frame that perhaps didn’t “deserve it”, I respect this build a lot. Looks great 🫡
No Walmart bike will ever come in that sweet plum purple color 👌🏼. I really don’t like that most manufacturers are going with the neutral earth tone matte finish B.S
RIP that carpet