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Ry, this is mine currently. It's been shelved for now, but it has a lot of cheap parts, grips, seat clamp, headset, crank etc.The Dyno was built on a very tight budget also - less than £500, I know it's not an AR, but posted it to give you the idea, you don't need to spend loads to get a nice bike.
I would keep my eye on the sales posts on here as there are bargains to be had....
Yep, I was just about to say watch the for sale section Where are you based as a few of us would most likely give you a few parts if you came and got them You can also keep your budget tight if you take on a bit of resto or better still keep your eye on ebay or gumtree for a £20 donor bike with a crap frame & forks you can strip, clean up nut and bolt at a time and use most of to get you rolling Re-cycle the bits you don't need on gumtree or freecycle to get rid. For instance your local bike shop will sell you brand new bearings in cages for headaets or bottom brackets for a quid a go and you can salvage any headset and bb off the donor bike.Aa Dan said, decide on your colour scheme and get it built with anything so you can ride it and enjoy it. Then change out the parts as funds allow, or better still come to MK and hunt a few bargains
It will come down to a few factors bro. Firstly, if you are going to be truly anal about building it era correct, it will cost you. Secondly, what look do you want to give it? A certain colour scheme or 'rat' look? Thirdly, parts availability. Most people tend to be holding onto the goods parts, or just hoarding them, for there own reasons so, you can pick fairly low budget items but, if you are going to ride it properly, you will need some of the top market brands.Personally, if you are going to ride it a lot, cut off those foot standers. They WILL get in the way, trust me
Blue MX1000's and blue Tech 3 levers will be the hardest things to get if you want the genuine old school ones, so maybe opt for another colour. They do the repop versions of them but they are really tacky, and I think you would be doing yourself an injustice with them. It depends on your budget.The Reflex was released in 1984 if you want to go down the era correct route. Anything from 1983 to 1985 would suit it perfectly
If you long for blue mx 1000 then get them mate ...YOLO and all that .. Simply save and take an extra few months to make your build. I'll post up my own aero later today ... It also started asa budget build build but ended up being lovely Nosness throughout with only a couple of re-pop parts. I'll also start a thread for my girlfriends build too ( this build will look 80s but will be on a tighter budget than I've ever done before )
I love this build ... Proof you should always take your time and buy those parts that excite you ! I always loved white bikes so that's my rationale on this build mate!
Fairly easy to pull off on a tight budget...Here's my Dyno that was done for £387 total. (I kept a spreadsheet as I was selling stuff from a different hobby to fund this, once the balance has been totted up it ends up with a £51 cost although I've still a few bits to sell.)http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,180205.0.htmlHelps if you prefer a ratty look though.
Great bikes the aero reflex.My first build was a reflex and as said above used cheaper parts on it like repop ame grips,Acorn mags instead of skyways,victor pedals instead of shimano,lee chi mx brakes instead of dia compe,etc.I wouldnt cut the standers off though.It will rust where you have cut them off and you will struggle to sell the frame if you decide to later on.I caught my foot on them the first time I had a ride on it but you get used to moving your heel out a bit when riding and Ive not caught them since(size 11 shoes).
