Thursday, May 24, 2012

Bike Build (Journey of the Pipedream Frame)

This project has been long overdue but nevertheless I still managed to pull this off. Bought this frame with the intention to build a Pipedream Cycles bike for my wife in December last year when we were on holiday in Wales, UK.

Met Stuart from Pipedream Cycles and he handed us the bike frame from his car boot in the middle of a golf resort. We manage to carry the frame around during our UK road trip for the next 2 weeks. Frame been to the Lake District, York, and then back to London and finally arrive in Singapore. That is together with 4 pieces of luggage before we hop on the plane.  I do not know how we managed to do it getting on and off the train from York to London and zipping in the Tube from King's Cross Station to Heathrow Airport. But we did!

Ok, finally we got it back to Singapore and I was excited about the frame and started showing everyone the frames and later I discovered that the frame I bought could also fit a bigger wheel size of 650B (27.5inch). After staring at the frame long enough, I decided to have a red and white theme. After setting up the initial setup with with seatpost, stem and handlebar, work started setting in and I was too busy to do anything about it...yes, yes...EXCUSES!

Alright, to cut the story short, I was becoming desperate as my wife is asking me where is her bike (Christmas and Birthday Present)...oops...I am so in trouble. I scramble to get my acts together, bought the drivetrain (Shimano SLX and XT), found a suspension fork, build a set of wheels and whip in the saddle. Finally after close to 5months, which is ridiculous in my opinion, I managed to put the bikes together. Phew!


Component:

Stem: Infinity 90mm
Seatpost: Infinity 27.2
Handlebar:Inifinity Riser Bar Aluminium
Wheels: Shimano XT (Front hub 15mm TA, Rear Hub 9mm QR) With Loaded AM/XC Rims (Red) and DT Spokes
Grip: Oury Lock-On Grip
Pedal: Kowa Platform
Fork: X-Fusion Velvet RL
Headset: FSA Orbit
Saddle: Tioga Spyder R

 Drivetrain:

Brakes: Shimano SLX with Shimano XT 160mm Centerlock Rotor (Non-Icetech)
Shifter: Shimano SLX
Crankset: Shimano SLX
Cassette: Shimano SLX
Front Deraileur: Shimano SLX
Rear Deraileur: Shimano SLX
Bottom Bracket: Shimano SLX
Cables: Brakes (Goodridge Braided Stainless Steel Cable - RED), Shifter (Shimano Red Cable Housing)