Brand X HT-01 Budget Bitza

[nathanm]

Needed an extra bike for the kids to ride to the ice cream shop and had a few good parts spare so decided to knock together another build.

The frame is interesting. 27.5 wheels with tapered steerer but 135qr rear wheel and IS brake mounts were a bit of a struggle.

Cost around $800 to build not including the forks and a few other small things. Microshift drivetrain was overkill but was seriously the easiest to tune groupo I've ever fitted. 2 turns of the barrel adjuster and done. Bike will need cranks though as i had to steal some off the STP to complete it.

Frame - Brand X HT-01 small
Front fork - Suntour Aion 140mm
Handlebars - Brand X (cut to 670)
Stem - Brand X (60mm)
Headset - Brand X
Grips - some old cheap ones i had
Saddle - another old part i had lying about
Seatpost - as above
Front brake - SRAM Level T
Rear brake - SRAM Level T
Cranks - borrowed from the STP for now
Chainguide - has mounts but not fitted
Chain - shimano HG something
Pedals - some cheap plastic ones
Rear derailleur - Microshift Advent X
Rear shifter - Microshift Advent X
Cassette - Microshift 11-48
Wheelset - Shimano MT500
Tyres - some old ones from the parts bin
Tubes - yes, tyres too old for conversion.
Total weight - unsure but guessing 13kgs

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[PJO]

The frame is interesting. 27.5 wheels with tapered steerer but 135qr rear wheel and IS brake mounts were a bit of a struggle.

Have one in the shed waiting for the next boy to grow into it. I ran it with 26" wheels last time it was built up and 155mm cranks.
Here is the pic of when it was last in one piece lined up against mine

 

[Daniel Hale]

good bargain frame imo, think i like about it as angle @74 is steeper than most other cheap frames who stik to 73ish

 

[quannum]

Another happy HT-01 owner checking in. This is built as a 26, will become 27.5 over time. 10sp build with parts salvaged from my 2007 Rocky Mountain Vertex and some bits picked up here and elsewhere. Rides well!

 

[downunderdallas]

Perfect for a bitza build, my son's got lots of hand me down parts from my trance:

Has served him well for a few years. Has been tidied up and had a couple of upgrades over the years, but this is just after it was put together and the boy riding a few dirt jumps on it.

http://instagr.am/p/BmnOwhdgoAV/