I have about £1400 to spend on a new hard tail and I 'm going to start with a new Cove Stiffee frame, I want to use the bike for general cross country free riding, no jumps etc.
What components would you recommend I build the bike up with?
I am not an expert but am starting to get into riding now so would appreciate any help.
I will have about £900 once I have bought the frame for all the parts

 

speak to boxxer off here mate, sure he'll be able to give you a few pointers on what good to use.

 

I did a similar build but instead of the Cove I went for a Cotic BFe frame http://www.cotic.co.uk/ If you aren't doing any jumps then I would definitely recommend you take a look at the Cotic Soul frame...

I then went for some RockShox Pike 454 Coil forks (would probably recommend the air versions if no jumps involved)
Full XT groupset with their shadow mech (From chain reaction)
Mavic ex721 rims on Hope Pro 2 hubs with a bolt in rear hub rather than QR (from Merlin)
DMR V12 magnesium pedals (love them!)
XT servowave brakes with a 200mm front and 180mm rear rotor (love them too!)

Thats about it really... I use big Maxxis Minion DH tyres as well.

The bike is awesome - I have done big XC trails like the beast of brenin (epic!) and trail centers like llandegla and cannock on it which it handles perfectly. I also took it to the alps this summer but to be honest it was a bit out of its depth on the DH stuff due to all the braking bumps into every corner. Any hardtail would struggle out there though!

 

Imo for that price bracket you would be better of purchasing a complete bike.

You will be hard pushed to build one to a spec the cpmpletes come with now days.

If however you are mind-set on the frame above have a look where i work for componetry from FSA and Marzocchi suspension.

 

luke it may help to tell him where you work

 

I was on the phone and forgot.....to type that lmao

+ our website is being upgraded

 

like u forgot to go to work

 

Cheers for the reply's guys

Luke I bought my last set of Marzocchi's from you guys and have loved them

 

If you need any advise on 08 range PM me by all means Matt.

 

Cheers Luke
Does anyone have any recommendations for places that would sell me a complete built up Cove??

 

mmmm new bike....theres an idea

I would agree on getting a complete bike for best value if you dont have healthy donor parts.

Some shops will do custom builds but at a much more favourable rate than you sourcing parts.

 

Up for the Saturday lads

 

if you want specialized or trek, i can get them for you. As luke says, buy something complete, as you will get a better deal.

 

Thanks for that, do you only stock the above or can you get hold of Cove too??

 

can get cove aswell, but only at RRP as we are'nt a main dealer

 

Cheers

 

boxxer if you happen to lose a top fuel 9.9 SSL let me know pretty please lol. Would make a damn fine race bike

 

yeah you'll be lucky!

 

Always got my stuff from these guys in the past

http://www.stif.co.uk/

Got all my Pace stuff from there back in the day............

 

stif is a great shop, bought endless amounts of stuff from there back in the day.

boxxer - can you still order the old hope brakes? i wouldnt mind getting another pair of DH4's for a new bike i just bought.

 

In case anyone is interested in a complete new bike

https://passionford.com/forum/non-ford-parts-and-other-stuff-for-sale/230381-giant-xcr-0-mountain-bike-consider-swap-why.html

 

You can buy a decent complte bike for that money.I got this gem of e-bay 6 months ago
£2000 worth of cannondale for £500.



Didn't like the colour so painted it FOCUS ST ORANGE.





Iv'e upgraded the group set to SHIMANO XTR ,this range looks the bollocks and really performs.




Although building a bike should be personal taste.With £1400 to spend ,you can get a £3000 secondhand bike.
Goodluck

 

Looks very nice in that colour

 

nah mate, only the new stuff. The new 4pots are so much better than DH4's though. I can do you a deal on a pair if you want? got them in stock too.