Wanted: help me build a girls bike

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  • Building this up for the girlfriend which I wanted to do with silvers parts, white saddle and bartape/grips and tan wall tyres.

    To finish it I only need; ----->
    **
    Silver pedals - double sided as she doesnt ride with clips - some like these would be ideal**

    1 black v brake for the rear - SORTED
    2 all Silver v brake levers] - prefer simpler design - SORTED

    I would prefer everything very much at the cheaper end of the spectrum as this is her everyday bike.

    Thanks!

  • I have some drops I could do for about £14 posted from cambridge if you're interested

  • thanks, I'll wait and see if I can get something in london to save the postage, but may get back in touch

  • i have some light alloy northroad bars (Oxford brand) that were used for about a week which were trimmed a little and are really comfortable, similar to this:
    http://www.discountbicycles.co.uk/biz/product.php/5266/0/fisher_northroad_raised_aluminium_moustache_handlebars

    pm me if interested

  • I've got some Raleigh Alloy drops. They're suprisingly light (260g) and in good nick, in fact they should shine up nicely. They're fairly narrow (about 39cm C-C, I can check this) so they might be good for a laydee. £10 and I'm in London

    I've also got a pair of shimano cantis here, and some brand spanking new silver Tektro calipers if you prefer £8/pair including pads. I've also got some very beaterish old school levers for drops, but your build sounds classier than this.

  • Remember if you get canti brakes you will need cable hangers too.

    If you get V brakes, normal drop bar brake levers wont work too well with them.

  • Thats a good point on the cantis, so will have to be v brakes and probably not drops then. So standard levers and a non drop bar it is

  • i'm pretty sure there are some tektro levers for v brakes and drops

  • Tektro RL520

  • Or one of these

  • thanks for the heads up! I think I'm going with moustache bars and normal v brake levers though

  • seem to have sorted handlebars, still searching for everything else!

  • handlebars sorted - now def need 25.4 stem

  • still searching for v brakes, levers, a stem and pedals!

  • also have a black 1 1/8 25.4 80mm stem would be happy to swap for a silver one

  • picture added to try and drum up some enthusiasm

  • also after a 17 or 18t freewheel

  • freewheel sorted

  • ordered one from triton, splashed out a whole £12!

  • sorted grips

  • sorted Velo orange stem thanks to retro di corsa

  • brakes and levers sorted thanks to retro bike, **ALL I NEED NOW is pedals**

  • still searching for the pedals, silver, double sided and preferably not bmx ones.

  • still hunting for pedals

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