A bike is more than the sum of its frame, parts and accessories. For many bikers, it is even more than an inanimate piece of sports equipment. It conveys values, individuality and an attitude to life. Of course, you can buy a mountain bike off the peg, swap a few parts at your favourite dealer and have a lot of fun with it. But if you want to avoid the uniform colourfulness of the catalogues, the only option is to build it yourself. How do you do it?
58 per cent of our readers like to use a screwdriver and Allen key, and almost two thirds of BIKE readers use them to carry out the most important repair work on their bikes themselves. But we want to know how many of them also dare to build their own personal dream bike and assemble their mountain bike themselves. Vote for yourself!
