26" Carbon Hardtail Resurrection - Kuota KUP HT

[Trevz]

Lockdown gave me time to learn about bicycle maintenance. Reading online, watching videos on YouTube etc., bought a toolkit and off I went. 

Built a gravel /cx bike out of a old Trek flat bar 7300 fx hybrid dad bike. Works great, Plenty tyre clearance and who said vbrakes aren't cool? Haha

Now completed a second build with a carbon 26" Kuota KUP HT (I thought these guys only made road bikes to be honest) 

I've learnt that building a bike can work out expensive, but it sure is a lot of fun to have such a project to work on after a long week at work. I find it very relaxing. Like an adult Lego set... Fun task with a beer to keep you company. Haha

Frame is actually a bit big for me but whatever. Lol

The Build:

Kuota KUP HT

SR Suntour Raidon Air Remote lockout

Mavic crosstrail wheels 

Drivetrain is mix Masala: Shimano 10 speed 11-42 cassette | Rapide crank 34t Oval | Ltwoo 10 speed shifter | Sram x5 rear derailleur with derailleur extender from rapide. 

Tektro hydraulic brakes. 

 

Bike is running well. Now I must teach myself how to bleed brakes, the rear one is a bit spongy. 

I suspect I'll always be on the look out for old frames. Haha 

 

[FirstV8]

Building and maintaining your own bikes is a good pastime . The experience you gain from building a bike is invaluable for maintenance and on the trail repairs when needed . That's good looking Kouta project even with mismatched equipment on it .  

[madmarc]

Some years back I cam across a NOS TREK 9.8 hard Tail fulll carbon 26er frame going for a bargain, had it hanging up until I decided to build it - Took me a few months to find the correct BB which i eventually imported from USA and then of course the headset was another issue, the moola i spent on just those items made my eyes water. The reason then became clear why the LBS i got the frame from never bothered building it and selling as a complete bike - At the time they had 4 frames in their stock

I used all my old 26er parts and built up what i call "The Junk yard Dog" Every time i upgrade my 29er the parts go onto the Junk Yard Dog - recently full XO Gruppo and brake set - Now I have a 1 X 12 GX Eagle laying around after my 29er AXS upgrade, so now i'm thinking if it will work on the 26er without the RD dragging on the ground.

I hardly ride it, but its a lot of fun to work on

 

[Shebeen]

14 hours ago, Trevz said:

Lockdown gave me time to learn about bicycle maintenance. Reading online, watching videos on YouTube etc., bought a toolkit and off I went. 

Built a gravel /cx bike out of a old Trek flat bar 7300 fx hybrid dad bike. Works great, Plenty tyre clearance and who said vbrakes aren't cool? Haha

 

MASALA DRIVETRAIN!

This is awesome, well done for getting it all together - nothing better than riding a bike you put in place piece by piece..

 

Your choice of bicycle frame colour seems to match your soccer team. Hopefully your mechanical skills outmatch the defensive ability.😎