Ok.. I think I'm crazy

[DebW]

roguedog, I approve. Buy the bike and frame and have fun. Once you build up your own bike from scratch, there will be nothing that you can't do in terms of maintenance.

[mimitabby]

Roguedog, you and I are in the same exact page.
I still have my cross bike and my really nice Bianchi Veloce, but i want a custom steel bike (i am 3/4 of an inch taller than you are)
I found this guy nearby who makes a bike that sounds like what i want. But he doesn't have a retail store, he does it all out of his garage, so since I am not ready to plunk down 500 bucks, I am embarrassed to waste his time. (In a retail store I could buy a new light or some socks!)

Meanwhile, I am looking on Craig's List in hopes of something really incredible showing up. My sister and her husband went to an auction and he bought a 1999 Bianchi Volpe 27 speed BURGUNDY steel bike. It is gorgeous, 170 bucks!

And I was trying to talk DH into taking a class with me about derailleurs.

scary!
you can write to me about what bikes you are liking, and i can do the same with you; misery loves company. that's bike lust!

[snapdragen]

Go for it RD!

Where's the class you're going to take?

[roguedog]

mimi - you have a pm with cl temptations

i'm going to go pick up/look at the frame today and then see if temptation leads me to buy the whole bike.

frame is a bridgestone xo-1 and the bike is a trek 620. here's my rationale -- if i build the xo-1 it'll probably be my pride and joy so then i'm in the same boat as i currently am where i don't want my bike stolen to screwed with.. that's what the trek is for...??? how can i pass up an xo-1 frame in my size? it's calling to me....

oh.. and my other constraint was to not spend more than 100 - 200 bucks

[mimitabby]

wow, I just read about the bridgestone. if it's your size, it sounds like a wonderful opportunity for you. learn as you build!

[roguedog]

snap.. freewheel in the city is teaching a couple courses. it's 2 sundays for 100 and 6 months of use of their self help shop.

do you know if there's a self help type of place down in peninsula or south bay?

[snapdragen]

snap.. freewheel in the city is teaching a couple courses. it's 2 sundays for 100 and 6 months of use of their self help shop.

do you know if there's a self help type of place down in peninsula or south bay?

I've never heard of one - that would be cool.