It's the wave of the future. Simple, reliable, lighter. It has made me a better rider since I don't worry about getting my chain to drop into the granny gear on climbs. I just pick a line and hammer. It makes me stronger and more efficient without the knee-busting efforts of a singlespeed. Without the extra rings I can run a shorter chain and get a lot less chainslap. And there is nothing I hate more than trying to get a front derailleur to stop rubbing.
I built this up over a few months by scrounging for good deals on lightly used parts on Ebay and buying OEM take-offs from JensonUSA. I got my hydroformed aluminum Planet X frame, King headset and Thompson seatpost from Ebay for $220 total. So far I've bought every part except the fork and wheels for ~$700. Retail would have been over $1500. I should end up saving about a grand by building it myself. I built it like this because I'm north of 200# and ride the very rocky and rooted trails at Turkey Mountain in Tulsa, so durability was a priority.
Truvativ Hussefelt crank, 32T with aluminum bashguard, 22T removed. JensonUSA takeoff- $69
Truvativ DHLT BB, 113x68. JensonUSA takeoff - $19
SRAM PC-991 chain, solid pin. JensonUSA pricematch - $26
SRAM X-7 rear shifter, JensonUSA takeoff - $30 for pair. Would have liked the X.0, just needed something to work with the X.0 derailleur for now. Still works great.
SRAM PG990 11-34T cassette, the new red one. New in box from Ebay - $75
SRAM X.0 Long Cage derailleur. Barely used on Ebay - $100
Nokon cable housing ~$45 for front & rear, BlueSky Cycling
Jagwire teflon coated cables, BlueSky
NGear Jumpstop - $9 at LBS - absolutely necessary unless you enjoy stopping every 5 minutes to put chain back on the chainring.
Now let's see your setups and tell us why you chose your components.
I built this up over a few months by scrounging for good deals on lightly used parts on Ebay and buying OEM take-offs from JensonUSA. I got my hydroformed aluminum Planet X frame, King headset and Thompson seatpost from Ebay for $220 total. So far I've bought every part except the fork and wheels for ~$700. Retail would have been over $1500. I should end up saving about a grand by building it myself. I built it like this because I'm north of 200# and ride the very rocky and rooted trails at Turkey Mountain in Tulsa, so durability was a priority.
Truvativ Hussefelt crank, 32T with aluminum bashguard, 22T removed. JensonUSA takeoff- $69
Truvativ DHLT BB, 113x68. JensonUSA takeoff - $19
SRAM PC-991 chain, solid pin. JensonUSA pricematch - $26
SRAM X-7 rear shifter, JensonUSA takeoff - $30 for pair. Would have liked the X.0, just needed something to work with the X.0 derailleur for now. Still works great.
SRAM PG990 11-34T cassette, the new red one. New in box from Ebay - $75
SRAM X.0 Long Cage derailleur. Barely used on Ebay - $100
Nokon cable housing ~$45 for front & rear, BlueSky Cycling
Jagwire teflon coated cables, BlueSky
NGear Jumpstop - $9 at LBS - absolutely necessary unless you enjoy stopping every 5 minutes to put chain back on the chainring.
Now let's see your setups and tell us why you chose your components.