Hi there does not seem to be a MTB bike forum so need some advice, basically I am debating whether to buy a mountain bike and upgrade or build one from scratch.
Now knowing very little about bikes I have been resarching for a few weeks learning all the parts and jargon and how they go together and I have come to the conclusion that buying one and upgrading would be simpler but where is the challenge in that.
So my thinking is that getting a headset pressed into a frame is possibly the only job I would need to get a bike shop to do and everything else i could do myself and perhaps just need a little help with the brake and gear cable wiring.
The bike would be built from a new frame or seconhand and then all secondhand parts from ebay, what I need to know is what basic tools do I need for a build and what parts of a MTB with disc brakes require a torque wrench ?
I am thinking bottom bracket tool, cone spanners, screwdrivers and hex keys and maybe a BB tool for shimano BB's and a torque wrench so what else apart from cable cutters would I need ? any advice would be helpful.
I am looking at hardtails only with mechanical disc brakes for XC no full supsension.
Now knowing very little about bikes I have been resarching for a few weeks learning all the parts and jargon and how they go together and I have come to the conclusion that buying one and upgrading would be simpler but where is the challenge in that.
So my thinking is that getting a headset pressed into a frame is possibly the only job I would need to get a bike shop to do and everything else i could do myself and perhaps just need a little help with the brake and gear cable wiring.
The bike would be built from a new frame or seconhand and then all secondhand parts from ebay, what I need to know is what basic tools do I need for a build and what parts of a MTB with disc brakes require a torque wrench ?
I am thinking bottom bracket tool, cone spanners, screwdrivers and hex keys and maybe a BB tool for shimano BB's and a torque wrench so what else apart from cable cutters would I need ? any advice would be helpful.
I am looking at hardtails only with mechanical disc brakes for XC no full supsension.