Most of us watch this channel because it has top end equipment with high attention to detail service….. I can’t help but think that most of us watching are sitting here with our sub £2k bike like the one in this video. I’d love to see more of these type of videos as it’s more attainable/relatable for someone like myself. Good work 👏
It really makes me jealous to see how you care for your customers and their specific needs. I remember when I searched bikes for my sons when they were young. We had similar needs: Should be useable for everyday commuting, for holiday trips and also for fast excursion. None of the standard offerss came close and alas we did not find a bike shop which was prepared to research to come up with a reasonably priced custom build. Please go on with your dedicated work and I hope you have the success you really deserve.
I bought an ex rental BH gravel bike with flat bars. It came with flat mount cable disc brakes that were crap .I replaced them with Ultegra calipers and cheaper Shimano mtb levers. Worked brilliantly. I used the bike for 3 years, commuting and short rides. Never had a problem.
The great bonus with a custom build for a designated trip is that you are bonded with the bike before you’ve even left home. For me, it’s as much about the bike as it is about the ride, so this was a presentation which I could bond with. The affordability was the double bonus.
That reminds me of a 1990s mountain bike......so I learned to buy a cheap gravel bike just buy a 26 inch wheel mountain bike (you cannot give those away) and add drop handlebars
i would say a standard hybrid would of been amazingly similar but looking at the finer details, the through axles and dt swiss wheelset really pull that together and make it almost completely futureproof
I've always made the argument that Gravel bikes are basically evolved hybrids that are capable of what the original hybrids promised but never quite delivered on. And I think the flat bar variety prove it.
Such a nice build! Nothing beats a specific bike fit for a specific purpose to my eyes. I love this concept of do-it-all, kind of « tool » bike built with really nice components. I might end up with a bike of that sort at some point in my life, to commute / cruise around / go on a few days trip with gf or friends / have a short and fun ride going out from work… Its versatility makes it a dream bike of its kind.
I love sub 2000£ custom build for différent types of usage. Well yes customized to your needs and not overprized. Very good. I like to see these cues appearing. Maybe Microshiftt also so that sram/Shimano don't get it all now that simplex and huret disapeared and soon compagnie also :) Thanks you for this vidéo.
I like that you feature something that is very different. There isn't anything flashy here. It's not some megabike with Dura ace on a gravel bike or anything silly like that. This seems like something that is inherently practical and everyday, designed for a specific person to their specific requirements. Its lovely.
I think this is the space independant bike shops can thrive in when more and more shops become defacto dealers for a single brand. Having the knowledge and expertise to build a bike exactly as the customer wants and knowing which parts offer the best value. Thats exceptional service and will get customers to search you out over the competitors
@@Mapdec Possibly an opportunity for Mapdec to work with a frame supplier directly? Cinelli sell decent enough stuff, but I think you guys could make an honest go at selling your own branded products.
I did a very similar build a tandem for me and my disabled partner to go cycle touring, lots of gears, although it was before Cues came about so I have 11-speed Deore which I may be swapping over when this cassette goes!
Yes I've more or less this bike. Cinelli zydeco gravel. So cool. I've got mavic gravel wheels and conti terra trail on front wilderness nano on back. 2*10 grx400.
Isn't this basically what used to be called a hybrid?! Anyway, always interesting to see small gravel/tourer set ups a they're hard to find! It looks great and hope they have a great time on their tour.
A lot of choices today for "allrounders" that are not after performances (or only on a limited program): all road, hybrid, cyclo tourism, tourer, gravel, cyclocross, even road and MTB can be adapted to some degree!
This video kind of highlights what a practical all round bike is about. I converted my Kona Kula hardtail into something very similar a few years ago to become my winter bike. These kind of bikes can be very forgiving, comfortable and "Ace" around town on the daily commute. Nought to sixty is rapid, well 25mph...but in general a bike like this will definitely leave a long lasting smile on the riders face. Cheers Mapdec 👍
Making cycling accessible, good on you Paul 👏Exemplary to see same application of knowledge and attention to detail as for higher end builds ……..chapeau 👍. Inspiring stuff thank you.
I built a flat bar gravel bike last summer for family holidays. Had most of the bits and found an immaculate Planet X London Rd frame with upgraded fork for £100, thru-axle spec too! Built 1x10 with flat mount hydraulics, 700x40 GKs and a rack. It’s been superb! I’ve run it single speed through the winter - just fantastic. Interested to know what width bar you put on the customers bike?
This is fantastic. You've built the exact bike I looked really hard for but couldn't find - flat handlebar gravel bike with low gearing for touring. And at an affordable price. Real food for thought. Can I justify a fourth bike? Really well done. 😀
Love this. Still riding the yeti arc frankenbike for child duties, now with a followme tandem instead of front seat but going strong. I’m sure I’ll be back to repurpose back to a retro xc in a few years 😉
Brilliant! 2K for a custom build, with all of the customers requirements plus quality components throughout. Chapeau to Mapdec. A mighty fine build 👏👏👏
Looks good, we had a bike in our shop, customer had an older frame with carbon chain stays and carbon fork, mechanic changed it over to a drop bar, was pretty sharp
Spot on build. 2k is about right for someone into cycling but not looking to be competitive but just have a well built long lasting practical machine. I perhaps would have gone for some heavy duty bitex hubs, some Ryde rims and definitely would switch out that bar for a mild riser but other than that I wouldn't change a thing on this bike I'm a fan of the "street fighter" look and those magura brakes other than than the plastic housing of the levers are the best you can get for the money imo.
I love flat bar gravel builds, they give proper 90's MTB vibes. Personally I'd go for a riser bar or something with a load of sweep for all day comfort. Other than that, this looks absolutely banging!
Nice bike. Looks very appropriate for its use case. I would have built it with cues 2x10 or 2x11 for greater gear range and smaller steps between gears. The 1x with a 30-11 as high gear is pretty low IMO.
That is an absolutely brilliant build at a great price. Brilliant idea to put the flat bars on to give a bit more confidence. Could you get some good full mudguards on it?
so inspiring. I want to do this to my alloy canyon endurace frame at one point. Only thing is i'm not stoked on these wide handlebars myself. But dont know how handling will be with 40cm flat bars. Very cool build! Thanks for sharing. Cycling is so much more than carbon frame super bikes with electronic shifting. 👍🏻
I ended up spending about 💰2,200.00 just in parts/components. The feller whom owned the store told me I could have bought a better bike for less. He sold Trek from 2005-2017. He switched over to 🍁 brand Kona; he even had a Kona Honzo Titanium bike, he was asking just under 💰6,000🍁. Not a bad price for a Titanium framed bike🤘🤘
put some sqlab 411 2.0 inner barends on this bike . Nice comfy position including reach to the brakes. You will be glad not going along with the drop bar "hype"
Truthfully been told, 12 grand bikes are made to look 2...5 grand bikes reasonable. Imagine building this beauty only to learn about 800€ hybrid bikes. I mean what hell of a custom paint scheme one could get for the price difference even after brakes and wheels upgrade! But hey, it's surely a one of its kind build, something people hack together only out of second (if not third) hand parts
I have the same problem right now. I have a list of features I want on my next gravel bike and it doesn't exist. I've looked everywhere. I've built my road bike last year and enjoyed the process a lot, so I'll do it again, but even more in depth this time. I'll be lacing the wheels and designing a custom frame to be welded up from titanium. I'm curious to see how that goes
I think everyone should have a regular everyday rider like this in their stable- it will get you on a bike more. No having to fuss with putting on your Lycra and special shoes, just hop on and go….
I guess I’d worry that bars and grips that straight and flat would hurt wrists and cause pressure on the ulnar nerves on any lengthy ride. But maybe that’s just me.
Gravel bikes make pretty good allround bikes and you should build them as you want to ride them. In a few weeks, I finally get my new commuter/touring/gravel bike. I ordered it with hub dynamo, mudguards and hybrid flat/SPD-SL pedals because I want to ride in as many scenarios as I can - unless I want my carbon road bike and smash it over climbs and descents. Decided against any kind of racks because I still need to find out what kind of riding I want to do with it, primarily a fast and comfy commuter, of course trying a bit of gravel and routes I wouldn't feel comfortable with on my 25 mm rim brake steed - and finally, some relaxed tours with my mum, who got into e-biking, it doesn't feel so arkward when you cruise along on a gravel bike with mudguards. The only problem: It is a Ridley. 😁
wonderful build! am not too big of a fan of the magura brake systems as they fail so often and we get lots of customers back in with leaking levers, problems with fluid pressure and the clamp mechanisms on magura are a bit flimsy in my opinion. love the Cues, choice of wheels and frame!
A kid on the back? With the rack that high and far back, and a super light front end, and body weight shifted back vs drop bars, and gearing that low? 😨 I really hope this rider has done a fully loaded test-ride!
It looks good, but plastic brake levers that won't last. Shimano would be more serviceable. I've had some Deores for 10 years, only bled them three times, still work perfectly. One of my kids insisted on Magura MT5 on his MTB
… and yet Shimano brake levers are not serviceable, the Magura are modular and serviceable, and those levers are metal. I hear you, but Shimano don’t have a good flat mount system to offer here. They have separate bits you can make work, but that boosts cost.
Only point is the 170mm cranks. I would have looked, hard, for 165mm given what you said about the riders. Otherwise, I wouldn't change anything. Cues is going to be brilliant for lower end bicycles but have upgradability to Shimano 105.
i just saw cinelli made this now,but in a dull color zydeco silver bootleg... looks super interesting, seems to have a different fork tak takes a front rack do you now if it's the same frame geomerty ?
I've owned a basic 6061 Trek 4300 T-Bone frame since July 2007👍👍. I eventually bought all new parts/components; the only original part is the rather ugly headset spacer. It's 💰85.00 for a 7075 Chris King headset spacer🤨. It came with Shimano Altus😖. It now thankfully has XT M739 V-brake levers i bought in 2006 and XT M760 V-brakes i bought in 2007. Now it has a Shimano XT M770 and M772 drive train with an XTR 960 or 970 9spd cassette (it better be the one with the 4 L 6/4 Titanium cogs, I paid 💰250.00🍁 for it😁) It was in 2008 when I started buying the XT drive train. I also put 7075 aluminum Titiec H👹llbent riser bars on it in 2009 ($59.00), an XT 750 front derailer ($65.00), XT Shadow rear derailer in 2009 ($189.00) In 2010 I bought a 130mm 7000 series aluminum Thomson Elite stem ($140.00) Mavic 719 rims that were about $120.00 a piece than I had them assembled; i had XT hubs put in👍👍. In 2011, I bought XT M772 Rapid fire+ shifters, and they still work Great🤘🤘 also the year I bought the XTR cassette. I'm still running the original M770 XT HallowTek 2 crank middle chainring; it's definitely seen better days. I'm also still using the XTR cassette. Also, in 2011, I bought a 7075 aluminum Chris King Headset, Royal Navy blue, and it looks Great. I've never had the bearings regreased since it was put on my bike, well as far as I know. This headset cost me $250.00🍁 with tax and labour. It was a few years until I bought another part for my bike. In 2018, I decided to spend $145.00 on a 7000 series aluminum Thomson Elite 410mm seat post. They way they cnc their post and stems🤘🤘. I weighed close to 260lbs. and this thin walled seat post is still going👍👍. It would be cool to buy a pair of their 3/2.5 Titanium riser bars, but they're over 💰500.00🍁 and their Titanium seat posts are well over $300.00🍁. (Sorry😄) for writing a n📖vel. Hopefully, you take the 20 minutes and read my reply🤘🤘
Oh god no. Double the price. Detachable with plastic parts etc. There is no need. The frame here has proper mounts and there is no intention to remove it.
I give them 50 km and then they visit you again, crying for a more comfortable handlebar. Then they leave with bar ends. They come again, leaving with a more ergonomic flat bar. And then they come again to finally get their drop handlebar. 🫢😉
Most of us watch this channel because it has top end equipment with high attention to detail service….. I can’t help but think that most of us watching are sitting here with our sub £2k bike like the one in this video. I’d love to see more of these type of videos as it’s more attainable/relatable for someone like myself. Good work 👏
It really makes me jealous to see how you care for your customers and their specific needs. I remember when I searched bikes for my sons when they were young. We had similar needs: Should be useable for everyday commuting, for holiday trips and also for fast excursion. None of the standard offerss came close and alas we did not find a bike shop which was prepared to research to come up with a reasonably priced custom build. Please go on with your dedicated work and I hope you have the success you really deserve.
Thank you 🙏
A great bike at a good price. Decent spec, and custom built. Whats not to like? Great brakes , low gears . Top job!
The build is basically now a light weight MTB of the 80s 90s love it
This is the best bike in your channel, hands down
A bike should never be too expensive, this is the ideal price, in my humble opinion. Cinelli is a great brand, btw.
I bought an ex rental BH gravel bike with flat bars. It came with flat mount cable disc brakes that were crap .I replaced them with Ultegra calipers and cheaper Shimano mtb levers. Worked brilliantly. I used the bike for 3 years, commuting and short rides. Never had a problem.
Amazing, looks like a lot of bike for the money. Never thought you could get this much for 2 bills.
The great bonus with a custom build for a designated trip is that you are bonded with the bike before you’ve even left home.
For me, it’s as much about the bike as it is about the ride, so this was a presentation which I could bond with.
The affordability was the double bonus.
Absolutely!👍
That reminds me of a 1990s mountain bike......so I learned to buy a cheap gravel bike just buy a 26 inch wheel mountain bike (you cannot give those away) and add drop handlebars
I love the sensible discussion of how to pick ‘n’ mix components for purpose and price - great video!
i would say a standard hybrid would of been amazingly similar but looking at the finer details, the through axles and dt swiss wheelset really pull that together and make it almost completely futureproof
I've always made the argument that Gravel bikes are basically evolved hybrids that are capable of what the original hybrids promised but never quite delivered on. And I think the flat bar variety prove it.
Such a nice build! Nothing beats a specific bike fit for a specific purpose to my eyes. I love this concept of do-it-all, kind of « tool » bike built with really nice components. I might end up with a bike of that sort at some point in my life, to commute / cruise around / go on a few days trip with gf or friends / have a short and fun ride going out from work… Its versatility makes it a dream bike of its kind.
I love sub 2000£ custom build for différent types of usage. Well yes customized to your needs and not overprized. Very good. I like to see these cues appearing. Maybe Microshiftt also so that sram/Shimano don't get it all now that simplex and huret disapeared and soon compagnie also :) Thanks you for this vidéo.
I like that you feature something that is very different. There isn't anything flashy here. It's not some megabike with Dura ace on a gravel bike or anything silly like that. This seems like something that is inherently practical and everyday, designed for a specific person to their specific requirements. Its lovely.
I think this is the space independant bike shops can thrive in when more and more shops become defacto dealers for a single brand. Having the knowledge and expertise to build a bike exactly as the customer wants and knowing which parts offer the best value. Thats exceptional service and will get customers to search you out over the competitors
Yes. It is just a shame that it is surprisingly difficult to get good alu frames.
@@Mapdec Possibly an opportunity for Mapdec to work with a frame supplier directly? Cinelli sell decent enough stuff, but I think you guys could make an honest go at selling your own branded products.
Thats very kind, but I would never want that kind of distraction to what I love doing @@FreekaPista
@@Mapdec very fair, you certainly set the standard with how you operate currently
I've had steel frames that are lighter, but I want one of these because it looks so good.
I did a very similar build a tandem for me and my disabled partner to go cycle touring, lots of gears, although it was before Cues came about so I have 11-speed Deore which I may be swapping over when this cassette goes!
Yes I've more or less this bike. Cinelli zydeco gravel. So cool. I've got mavic gravel wheels and conti terra trail on front wilderness nano on back. 2*10 grx400.
Amazing custom bike! I really like it. Also, this frame is amazing. 🙌🏻
Isn't this basically what used to be called a hybrid?! Anyway, always interesting to see small gravel/tourer set ups a they're hard to find! It looks great and hope they have a great time on their tour.
A lot of choices today for "allrounders" that are not after performances (or only on a limited program): all road, hybrid, cyclo tourism, tourer, gravel, cyclocross, even road and MTB can be adapted to some degree!
This video kind of highlights what a practical all round bike is about. I converted my Kona Kula hardtail into something very similar a few years ago to become my winter bike. These kind of bikes can be very forgiving, comfortable and "Ace" around town on the daily commute. Nought to sixty is rapid, well 25mph...but in general a bike like this will definitely leave a long lasting smile on the riders face. Cheers Mapdec 👍
Really well thought out build. Love the component choices and frame is so versatile. Nice job. 👍
this is very reminiscent of giant's 90s hybrid bikes, like the x-1000,1500,2000 and such. Eminently practical designs
Making cycling accessible, good on you Paul 👏Exemplary to see same application of knowledge and attention to detail as for higher end builds ……..chapeau 👍. Inspiring stuff thank you.
I built a flat bar gravel bike last summer for family holidays. Had most of the bits and found an immaculate Planet X London Rd frame with upgraded fork for £100, thru-axle spec too! Built 1x10 with flat mount hydraulics, 700x40 GKs and a rack. It’s been superb! I’ve run it single speed through the winter - just fantastic.
Interested to know what width bar you put on the customers bike?
This is fantastic. You've built the exact bike I looked really hard for but couldn't find - flat handlebar gravel bike with low gearing for touring. And at an affordable price. Real food for thought. Can I justify a fourth bike? Really well done. 😀
Perfect, for their needs. And would be a lovely cargo/all rounder for any. Love the paint on it. For me i just want a bigger crank ring and tubeless.
Love this. Still riding the yeti arc frankenbike for child duties, now with a followme tandem instead of front seat but going strong. I’m sure I’ll be back to repurpose back to a retro xc in a few years 😉
Awesome. Thanks Si
Brilliant! 2K for a custom build, with all of the customers requirements plus quality components throughout. Chapeau to Mapdec. A mighty fine build 👏👏👏
That is a bike for life! Nice work
Great video,more like this..love your look and time bikes but way out of my budget unfortunately,can dream 😂
It’s a shame that we rarely get commissions for this kind of bike. The space is dominated by Giant, Sonder, Carrera,
Thats cracking. Makes me think this would be good for my wife.
Nice build. Surly Moloko handlebar would have added even more versatility for more hand positions and carry capacity for those long trips.
Looks good, we had a bike in our shop, customer had an older frame with carbon chain stays and carbon fork, mechanic changed it over to a drop bar, was pretty sharp
Great versatile build and nice looking, too.
A refreshing contrast, thumbs up from me.
Spot on build. 2k is about right for someone into cycling but not looking to be competitive but just have a well built long lasting practical machine. I perhaps would have gone for some heavy duty bitex hubs, some Ryde rims and definitely would switch out that bar for a mild riser but other than that I wouldn't change a thing on this bike I'm a fan of the "street fighter" look and those magura brakes other than than the plastic housing of the levers are the best you can get for the money imo.
Brilliant. Love it. Big fan of Carbon Rigid forks on Mountain Bikes.
I love flat bar gravel builds, they give proper 90's MTB vibes. Personally I'd go for a riser bar or something with a load of sweep for all day comfort. Other than that, this looks absolutely banging!
Beautiful bike
Would look more complete with clean looking low profile mudguards
Ugh nope
Nicely done, thank you for sharing.
Nice bike. Looks very appropriate for its use case. I would have built it with cues 2x10 or 2x11 for greater gear range and smaller steps between gears. The 1x with a 30-11 as high gear is pretty low IMO.
That is an absolutely brilliant build at a great price. Brilliant idea to put the flat bars on to give a bit more confidence. Could you get some good full mudguards on it?
Oh easily.
Lovely bike. The gearing is a good idea. 👍
A set of swallow bars for the win
That would have been a fun project. Well done.
Nice bike!
This is a fantastic looking bike! 👍
customer has taste!
Great looking bike that.
Love it. Great build, love your work.
so inspiring. I want to do this to my alloy canyon endurace frame at one point. Only thing is i'm not stoked on these wide handlebars myself. But dont know how handling will be with 40cm flat bars.
Very cool build! Thanks for sharing. Cycling is so much more than carbon frame super bikes with electronic shifting. 👍🏻
Nice one, this build nails it🤟
Great build!
I ended up spending about 💰2,200.00 just in parts/components. The feller whom owned the store told me I could have bought a better bike for less. He sold Trek from 2005-2017. He switched over to 🍁 brand Kona; he even had a Kona Honzo Titanium bike, he was asking just under 💰6,000🍁. Not a bad price for a Titanium framed bike🤘🤘
My bad, it was "only" 💰1,500 in parts/components 😆
put some sqlab 411 2.0 inner barends on this bike . Nice comfy position including reach to the brakes. You will be glad not going along with the drop bar "hype"
Good idea to be fair.
Nice looking Frankenstein bike
That's the frame I dream of ❤
Fenders and an integrated "Lowrider" Rack in the Rear would be nice imho
Keep on Rollin
Und immer Luft im Pneu!
Truthfully been told, 12 grand bikes are made to look 2...5 grand bikes reasonable. Imagine building this beauty only to learn about 800€ hybrid bikes. I mean what hell of a custom paint scheme one could get for the price difference even after brakes and wheels upgrade!
But hey, it's surely a one of its kind build, something people hack together only out of second (if not third) hand parts
I have the same problem right now. I have a list of features I want on my next gravel bike and it doesn't exist. I've looked everywhere. I've built my road bike last year and enjoyed the process a lot, so I'll do it again, but even more in depth this time. I'll be lacing the wheels and designing a custom frame to be welded up from titanium. I'm curious to see how that goes
Very nice , super nice job 🎉🎉🎉
Very cool 👌
Great vid you should do more of these lower price build vids dude 😊 Pete
I think everyone should have a regular everyday rider like this in their stable- it will get you on a bike more. No having to fuss with putting on your Lycra and special shoes, just hop on and go….
super practical (no fenders - fenders cant crack)
I guess I’d worry that bars and grips that straight and flat would hurt wrists and cause pressure on the ulnar nerves on any lengthy ride. But maybe that’s just me.
Yeah it is. From a guy spent most of my youth racing epic multi day MTB XC and adventure racing, flat bars all good.
Gravel bikes make pretty good allround bikes and you should build them as you want to ride them. In a few weeks, I finally get my new commuter/touring/gravel bike. I ordered it with hub dynamo, mudguards and hybrid flat/SPD-SL pedals because I want to ride in as many scenarios as I can - unless I want my carbon road bike and smash it over climbs and descents. Decided against any kind of racks because I still need to find out what kind of riding I want to do with it, primarily a fast and comfy commuter, of course trying a bit of gravel and routes I wouldn't feel comfortable with on my 25 mm rim brake steed - and finally, some relaxed tours with my mum, who got into e-biking, it doesn't feel so arkward when you cruise along on a gravel bike with mudguards. The only problem: It is a Ridley. 😁
wonderful build! am not too big of a fan of the magura brake systems as they fail so often and we get lots of customers back in with leaking levers, problems with fluid pressure and the clamp mechanisms on magura are a bit flimsy in my opinion. love the Cues, choice of wheels and frame!
I would be interested in seeing this with internal hub gears.
We did consider it. Big bump in price though
thats like my bike.
A kid on the back? With the rack that high and far back, and a super light front end, and body weight shifted back vs drop bars, and gearing that low? 😨 I really hope this rider has done a fully loaded test-ride!
Oh chill. At 11yo and 8yo neither are sitting on it. Just a tow line.
It looks good, but plastic brake levers that won't last. Shimano would be more serviceable. I've had some Deores for 10 years, only bled them three times, still work perfectly. One of my kids insisted on Magura MT5 on his MTB
… and yet Shimano brake levers are not serviceable, the Magura are modular and serviceable, and those levers are metal. I hear you, but Shimano don’t have a good flat mount system to offer here. They have separate bits you can make work, but that boosts cost.
Only point is the 170mm cranks. I would have looked, hard, for 165mm given what you said about the riders. Otherwise, I wouldn't change anything. Cues is going to be brilliant for lower end bicycles but have upgradability to Shimano 105.
Yes, we keep asking for a 160mm cues
@@Mapdec Thanks Paul. It's amazing they don't exist as the brands they are replacing did offer shorter cranks. Hope you get them.
A day in day out use bike need mudguards preferably full length, build may not look so hot
But for everyday driving it’s missing mudguards imo.
Maybe we will fit them for the winter.
i just saw cinelli made this now,but in a dull color zydeco silver bootleg... looks super interesting, seems to have a different fork tak takes a front rack
do you now if it's the same frame geomerty ?
Not so different from my bike. I've completely rebuilt a hybrid I bought 5 years ago as an endurance all-road
Are there any geometry issues to consider when changing a drop handlebar frame to flat bars?
You're changing the style of bars,the geometry of the frame would remain unchanged.
Nice build and another with a mechanical groupset and tubed clinchers, is the tide turning??🤔😀
Dont them wheels have the newer LN ratchet that came in 2022. I got them wheels on way just hope was made ok 🤞
They are the 3 pawl freehub
@@Mapdec orite must of been older ones . Good they updated 370 now tho .
Awesome built. They must have long arms; otherwise, I'm not sure how flat bars are comfortable for long flat rides.
Yes.
Lovely looking bike, Paul. How much would the wheels come in at with DT 350 hubs?
Sorry to trouble you. What brand is the bike stand used in this video, please?
Just something we found on ammazon.
I've owned a basic 6061 Trek 4300 T-Bone frame since July 2007👍👍. I eventually bought all new parts/components; the only original part is the rather ugly headset spacer. It's 💰85.00 for a 7075 Chris King headset spacer🤨. It came with Shimano Altus😖. It now thankfully has XT M739 V-brake levers i bought in 2006 and XT M760 V-brakes i bought in 2007. Now it has a Shimano XT M770 and M772 drive train with an XTR 960 or 970 9spd cassette (it better be the one with the 4 L 6/4 Titanium cogs, I paid
💰250.00🍁 for it😁) It was in 2008 when I started buying the XT drive train. I also put 7075 aluminum Titiec
H👹llbent riser bars on it in 2009 ($59.00), an XT 750 front derailer ($65.00), XT Shadow rear derailer in 2009 ($189.00) In 2010 I bought a 130mm 7000 series aluminum Thomson Elite stem ($140.00) Mavic 719 rims that were about $120.00 a piece than I had them assembled; i had XT hubs put in👍👍. In 2011, I bought XT M772 Rapid fire+ shifters, and they still work Great🤘🤘 also the year I bought the XTR cassette. I'm still running the original M770 XT HallowTek 2 crank middle chainring; it's definitely seen better days. I'm also still using the XTR cassette. Also, in 2011, I bought a 7075 aluminum Chris King Headset, Royal Navy blue, and it looks Great. I've never had the bearings regreased since it was put on my bike, well as far as I know. This headset cost me $250.00🍁 with tax and labour. It was a few years until I bought another part for my bike. In 2018, I decided to spend $145.00 on a 7000 series aluminum Thomson Elite 410mm seat post. They way they cnc their post and stems🤘🤘. I weighed close to 260lbs. and this thin walled seat post is still going👍👍. It would be cool to buy a pair of their 3/2.5 Titanium riser bars, but they're over 💰500.00🍁 and their Titanium seat posts are well over $300.00🍁. (Sorry😄) for writing a
n📖vel. Hopefully, you take the 20 minutes and read my reply🤘🤘
👍👌🥵😲🤟
@@Mapdec You're winded from my
n📖vel; sorry😁
So a 90’s MTB with a smaller chain ring and heavier brakes 😂😂😂
no fenders. I hope it doesn't rain on the trip.
I think it’s somewhere in Italy
Isn't it an MTB from 1989?
Almost
What size wheels ?
650
@@Mapdec Paul I agree, also my go to choice for smaller frame /riders…….eliminate toe overlap issues.
Is that a Titanium frame to your left?
Defo not.
@@Mapdec 🙆♂️🤨😖😄
You do own a Ti bike though right, or was the one in your one video a client's?
Isn’t that just a mountain bike without suspension forks things are getting stupid
That bar is waaayy too wide for a smaller person. What is it with mountain bikers and their crucifixion cosplay?
Oh. We had to accommodate a specific bar bag.
This Rack is awful 😕, a Ortlieb quick Rack would be a notch better choice.
Oh god no. Double the price. Detachable with plastic parts etc. There is no need. The frame here has proper mounts and there is no intention to remove it.
@@MapdecThe rack looks pretty strong. Which model is it ? I googlelensed it with no luck :)
@@Jerem_savonarole it’s an SKS one.
Nice. Rohloff 26" pls, the actual industry standard
you can buy a carbon xc bike +reasonable priced branded alu wheelset, for that money
I give them 50 km and then they visit you again, crying for a more comfortable handlebar. Then they leave with bar ends. They come again, leaving with a more ergonomic flat bar. And then they come again to finally get their drop handlebar. 🫢😉