Frame Waltworks Custom
Fork Fox F80/100 RLC (9mm or 15mm)
Headset King (any color)
Stem Thomson X4
Handlebar Edge Composites XC riser or flat
Brake levers w/brakes
Shifters XX
Front derailleur XX
Rear derailleur XX
Bottom Bracket King
Chain PC1090R
Cassette XX
Crankset XX
Pedals Eggbeater 4ti
Cables/housing Included
Seatpost Thomson masterpiece
Brakes SRAM XX
Skewers Bolt-on
Wheelset 240s or King hubs w/Edge rims
RimStrips Included
Tubes 1 qt sealant
Tires Maxxis Aspen/Ignitor/Ardent
Grips/tape Ritchey WCS
Saddle WTB Laser V ti
Total $5,800
9 comments:
Are more expensive builds more profitable for you?
for $5800 I demand pedals! even if they are plastic walmart pedals. does the dream build come with lipo? because that would be sweet!
Reid -
Yes, they are. As sad as it is, nobody can make a living building cheap bikes unless they have Chinese people do all the actual work for $5/day.
Mike -
If you want that freakin' bike, I will give you any pedals you want to go with it. :)
The *wheelset* is almost $2k! I learned a long time ago, though, that things that I think nobody would ever buy, people will buy. Mountain bikers are turning into roadies, in that it's all about the bike you have. I blame MTBR... oh, wait, I'm one of the mods...
Hmm, so what if I had $20,000 to drop on a bike? What could you build me then?
Imagine just riding along in Moab and smashing a $2k set of wheels...not that I've ever smashed wheels or anything.
I'd be afraid to ride something that nice.
Reid -
$20k on a bike? Man, the law of diminishing returns starts to really hit hard over about $3500 when it comes to mountain bikes. I don't think I could even come up with a build kit that would be usable that would cost much more than the dream kit here - and I bet you there are some $8k+ mountain bikes out there with the same or crappier parts than what I have listed here.
Eszter, you make everything break, so you don't count. Those $2k wheels - I agree. I'd be afraid to ride them. Word on the street is that they're actually quite durable, though, for what it's worth.
Man, the dream build must come with the happy ending you mentioned in a previous blog!
That's crazy money for a set of carpet fiber hoops. I guess the roadies are spending that +more for wheels these days. Give me a set of Flows laced to some DTs, Kings, or I9 hubs and I'm set. That's a dream wheelset that's tougher than Mr T. "I pity the fool who don't eat my cereal!"
Does all this whining mean that I should also post a "intelligent use of your money" build somewhere between the dirtbag and dream?
Replace the fork with a Action Tech/Waltworks fork, "downgrade" the wheels to something like Stan's Crest/DT Swiss 240 and that would be my dream build.
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