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@@timberry4250 thank you! I love building them, and yes, there’s a simplicity about them. They feel very honest and raw compared to today’s Di2 and hydraulic disc brake offerings. 🙂

@@labriejs3118 hi there. Yes the bottom bracket is 68 x 113mm. The bike has now been stripped and parts used on some of my other builds, but from memory the front derailleur was a standard 3 speed Deore. I’ve recently bought a new 3 speed Altus derailleur and front shifter from Amazon and it worked absolutely fine. I believe the pull ratio is standard on all front derailleurs. The rear derailleur is where things become more specific, having to match shifters with derailleurs and cassettes etc. Good luck with it, I much prefer the older bikes, more fun to ride 🙂

@@Bike_Guy Thanks👍

Thanks. It’s nice to bring life back into old frames!

@@Bike_Guy all my rides are 90's hardtails brother. cheers!

@@Bike_Guy I'm still hunting for the Judy 100 mm travel with the same set up and -5mm travel. It made me not want a Bomber.

I bought it from Wiggle at the beginning of the year as they were doing a closing down sale, along with quite a few spare parts. I’ve since sold it to make room for more retro style bikes, as I enjoy the build process. I’m currently finishing off a GT Zaskar from 1995 and just starting a 90s full suspension bike.

I don’t unfortunately. Have you tried Bikepedia or RetroBike?

Hi. I sold the tempest a while back, but found it ok on tarmac, with the Panaracer Gravelkings. However I think that if you were to have a change of tyres (or even better, a second wheelset) with narrow road tyres, then you’d be good for quicker pace.

@@Bike_Guy Aw no! What made you want to part ways with it? And thanks a lot for the answer :D

@@bean6191 I’d not ridden much tbh and we’d moved house, so needed to offload a bike. 🙂

No I didn’t. Absolutely no instructions with it. It was pretty easy doing both at once to be honest.

@@Bike_Guy I have done it countless times and always focused on one side at a time. There's a Park Tool video where Calvin preps a BB shell. Cyclus are good I have quite a few of their frame prep tools.

That’s a good point. Yeah I’ll flip it.

Hi. The stem area (between the riser section) is approximately 80mm, I’m not sure whether this changes with the different bar widths. After the risers, the bars are round (non flat-aero style).

Just heard your comment on saddle height 🤔 I stand corrected😁👍

I did a few thousand miles on the topstone and loved it, but never had a comparison against another frame type. Although I haven’t done many miles since I built the Trig, I like the more solid feel to the ride quality compared to the alloy frameset. It has a smoothness about it. The penalty is weight, but to be honest it’s not huge in the grand scheme of things.

Sounds like a right nightmare. Did you get sorted in the end?

@@Bike_Guy Yeah, sorted now. I just hope the shop hasn't damaged the frame with them forcing it in completely wonky. One side was completely in, the other completely out 🙄

Hi. No more videos unfortunately. I’ve sold my camera as just not got the motivation to ride at present. Thank you for watching though! 🙂

Hi Tom. It’s a while since I rode - September was my last ride! So not really put the Trig properly through its paces. I think the Tempest was more about the frame and it’s ride quality. The supplied kit was pretty basic, with the exception of the group set of course. I changed a few bits as soon as I got it - saddle, stem, bars. The handful of times I’ve ridden the Trig the steel frame felt solid and literally no vibration. It obviously felt heavier, but not in a slow, cumbersome way. Having the Hunt XWide gravel wheels gives some cushioning and I’ve yet to really give the narrow wide chain ring (and brand new chain) a trail. Remember the bike you had as a kid, that you could chuck at anything and it felt bombproof? That’s the impression I got from the Trig. Thank you for watching the vids 🙂

@@Bike_Guy much appreciated! I think I totally know what you mean about it, I have an old steel rigid Kona (94 I think) converted for pub rides with 2.2 Halo twin treads and there's something about it I can't quite describe...but it does feel like being a kid. I was wondering if the Trig would be like that but more able while the Tempest is clearly a great, lighter bike tho. Fair point about the kit too, having contact points and set up just right is as important as the frame really and can add to cost of buying a full bike. Super helpful, thanks again 👍👍👍

It’s the 2019 topstone sora - the base model of that year.

Hi Tom. I’m 6ft2 so realistically I’d have had more scope with an XL. It’s a fraction on the small side for me. I think Ragleys spec suggest I go XL, but unfortunately that size wasn’t available when I was buying.

Hi Duncan. Yeah the bike is the video is the same that’s currently priced at £2399.99. I haven’t checked the bike website in a about a year as I haven’t ridden that much tbh. I had do to a double-take as I couldn’t believe the size of the price increase! From memory mine was approx £1699, which at the time was a bargain. Unless everyone else’s have also jumped up in price, I’d seriously consider looking at something like Ragley Trig. These are Cromoly Steel and ride much smoother than the Planet X. At the time of writing this they are priced around £1800, with 1x11 GRX. I couldn’t justify paying an extra £700 for what is essentially a budget titanium bike, it’s good at a price, but not THAT price. Have a look at my Ragley videos, they feature the 2021 frameset. Because I stripped my Cannondale Topstone I just bought the frameset and a few parts and upgraded my wheelset. I think it cost about £1100 all in.

Thanks for reply. Lot to think about. I have three bikes at moment and at stage in life where one would do. Even toying with the TEMPEST CAMPAGNOLO EKAR TITANIUM GRAVEL BIKE. Thoughts?

@@duncanmaclauchlan5126 I’ve never used campagnolo, but can see the group set retails at around £1k. The fulcrum wheel set isn’t top of the range, but mine were the 800’s and they were very smooth - I think at around the same price point! So probably good. The good thing with Planet X is that they use V12 finance and you can get 0% finance too. Which is always good! The selcof bits are ok, I replaced my stem and bars with ritchey, but only because I had them on another bike. Be wary of the stem, the bolts don’t take much to strip the thread if you over tighten. Use a torque wrench 🙂

@@Bike_Guy Is the Tempest a harsh ride then? I thought Titanium is supposed to be fairly smooth? Unless it's not being helped by the wheels you have with it (alloy?).

@@paule4 its a while since I sold it, but I do remember that there wasn’t as much buzz through the bars as compared to an alloy frame, so not as harsh. Yeah, different wheels would improve it even still. The smoothest ride I’ve found is my Ragley steel frame with carbon wheels. Super smooth!

Hi John. Yeah I miss these routes since moving to North Yorks. The bars I used on the Tempest were the Ritchey Comp Ergomax from the Wiggle website.

Hi, yes. I’ve had the same saddle height/bar height on most of my bikes. It’s mostly due to the fact that I had a back injury a few years ago and I try not to over stretch it by being too low.

You could get bigger. I started with a 46t from the 2x donor chainset. There was plenty of room.

@@Bike_Guy Sweet, i'm getting a second set of wheels to change it into a road bike, looking for the max chaing size tbh

@@Bike_Guy do you think 48T would be to much or even a 50T?

@@IGH11011 you may well get a 50t fitted. I’d probably Email the Ragley site and check that there’d be no issues. Although I reckon most modern bikes are pretty diverse in relation to the gearing.

@@Bike_Guy thanks for the help man!

I’m 6ft2 also. Give the choice an XL would be a better size, unfortunately it wasn’t available when I was looking to buy.

@@Bike_Guy I tend to prefer my bikes slightly on the smaller size. Do you think this works in an L with that in mind?

@@Luke-kp1px I’d say so. I put a 100mm stem on and had to raise the seat, but it feels a bit more nimble if you know what I mean.

Hi. Mine is actually 100mm with 7° lift. I had to go slightly longer as I went for a Large frameset (no XL in stock).

@@Bike_Guy he ya , thanks for the reply. i've decided to fit one at the end of the build. ive gone for medium frame (pretty much the same geo as my 90's hard tail mtb.) better to get one fitted when i get the bike size

god im loving the purple..

I know. It will be forever known as that 🤣

@@Bike_Guy fitting frame colour too 🤣🤣

Yes you’re correct. I hadn’t noticed it, but it had slid down. On the way back I started to get some knee pain and then realised I wasn’t extending my leg correctly. Should be sorted now - added some carbon friction paste to the seat tube.

Thanks. I think I’d be tempted with a Big Al if I were ever going back to mtb’ing

I’m caught in 2 minds whether to sell mine as I’ve just bought the On One Free Ranger after watching your previous vids. It takes some getting used to after I’ve never ridden a road or gravel bike before but good fun nonetheless!

Thanks. It looks amazing in the sunlight! Very nice frame.

@@Bike_Guy I ordered one because I loved the colour. But your video is the first time I've actually seen it other than a website image. I'm in Australia so getting bike parts has been hard work. Anything with grx has been a nightmare. The shifters required lots of searching. I have not opened my ragley frame box as I'm waiting till I get all the parts for the build. I liked watching your building of the bike.. thanks for the videos

@@chrisrichardson2253 thanks for the support. It’s much appreciated, enjoy your build mate! 🙂

@@chrisrichardson2253 thanks for the support. It’s much appreciated, enjoy your build mate! 🙂