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For the total cost of the bike build I had set myself a budget of £1100. Spa Cycles basic setup cost, including the Long Haul Trucker Frame, was £980. I purchased a further £109 of upgrades to the hubs, saddle, pedals, cages and chain rings which meant that the total cost for Spa Cycles to build the bike to my specifications would be £1089. The table below gives an actual breakdown of the part specifications:
Cost of bike parts
Part | Description | Upgrade cost |
---|---|---|
Frame and Forks | Surly Long Haul Trucker 50cm | |
Rear Mech | SHIMANO LX Rear Mech | +£8.00 |
Front Mech | SHIMANO LX Front Mech | +£8.00 |
Bottom Bracket | Stronglight JP400 plastic | |
Bottom Bracket | Stronglight JP400 plastic | |
Front Chainset | Shimano Tiagra 48, 36, 24 | +£30.00 |
Rear Cassette | 9 speed Tiagra (11-34) | |
Chain | KMC 9spd silver/grey (X9-93) | |
Crank Arms | 165 mm | |
Pedals | SHIMANO M324 | +£37.00 |
Rear Wheel | Exal LX17 36 hole LX hub 26″ | |
Front Wheel | Exal LX17 36 hole LX hub 26″ | |
Inner Tubes x 2 | SCHWALBE 26″ x 1.75 | |
Rear Tyre | Schwalbe marathon 1.5 x 26″ | |
Front Tyre | Schwalbe marathon 1.5 x 26″ | |
Rear Mud Guard | SKS Bluemels Mudguards – Black 65mm | |
Front Mud Guard | SKS Bluemels Mudguards – Black 65mm | |
Brakes Rear | SHIMANO Deore LX V-Brakes T660/T670 | |
Brakes Front | SHIMANO Deore LX V-Brakes T660/T670 | |
Stem | FSA OS-190 130mm | |
Handle Bar | ZOOM butterfly handlebar | |
Bar Tape | Spa Cycles bar foam | |
Gear Levers | SHIMANO Deore | |
Brake Levers | SHIMANO LX | |
Bottle Cage 1 | Mountain bottle cage | |
Bottle Cage 2 | BBB Fuel tank XL | +£10.00 |
Bottle Cage 3 | Alloy XL bottle cage | +£6.00 |
Seat Post | FSA SL-280 Seatpost | |
Saddle | Brookes B17 | +£20.00 |
Total Cost | £1089.00 |
I purchased a further £141 worth of spares and paraphernalia for the bike that I would need on the journey:
Additions and spare parts for bike
This brought the total price paid for the bike to £1230.