playing with fire: Mondonico, Pegoretti

[Triskeliongirl]

wow, Trisk, 100 dollars! that's terrific!

That assumes you bring them ALL the parts, including cables. I even had them transfer the parts from one frame to the next, and that is what they charged (so they also had to remove parts) but the new bike did have the fork and headset installed. The parts could cost you another $1000 or more..........

[mimitabby]

That assumes you bring them ALL the parts, including cables. I even had them transfer the parts from one frame to the next, and that is what they charged (so they also had to remove parts) but the new bike did have the fork and headset installed. The parts could cost you another $1000 or more..........

I am thinking it will cost about 2K to buy the parts. I want CAMPY; and I am thinking Centaur. (it's the best they make before everything turns to composite and ridiculously expensive).

Changing the wheels from the Veloce is a great idea, Deb, because they are easy enough to swap back and forth. (unlike a lot of the other stuff)

SouthernBelle, I will look for that thread, thanks

[roguedog]

hey mimi.. when you're all shopped out and knowledgeable.. pass it onto me!!

i gotta go talk to some folks about removing paint today.. or i'm gonna try the dawn.. goo off thing..

[Triskeliongirl]

I am thinking it will cost about 2K to buy the parts. I want CAMPY; and I am thinking Centaur. (it's the best they make before everything turns to composite and ridiculously expensive).

Changing the wheels from the Veloce is a great idea, Deb, because they are easy enough to swap back and forth. (unlike a lot of the other stuff)

SouthernBelle, I will look for that thread, thanks

I don't think it will cost that much if you are willing to shop around for internet sales, and use some gently used parts. I agree on the wheel thing though. Even if you decide to keep your veloce as a spare bike/commuter, you don't need such fancy wheels, and you can always upgrade them later when you recover from this initial big purchase. Can you post the geometry specs of this bike. I am curious, always looking for a pretty bike that might fit me.....

[mimitabby]

all i know right now is 48cm height and 50.5cm top tube.

[emily_in_nc]

Just chiming in to say that my LBS also did my bike build for $100 three years ago. I took them the frame and fork I'd bought on ebay, but I bought everything else through them including Campy Chorus gruppo (except saddle and pedals), so I am sure they made a lot more on me than the $100 with the markup on the parts (even though they gave me a 10% "good customer" discount)!

~Emily

[Triskeliongirl]

Just chiming in to say that my LBS also did my bike build for $100 three years ago. ... ~Emily

I think that is a fairly standard price, and I have gotten that twice now at 2 different bike shops. In fact, the newer shop recommends as a routine maintenace that you periodically strip, clean and rebuild your bike. Shops understand that not everyone can pay full bike shop prices for brand new parts, and that sometimes they need to use gently used parts bought on ebay, or transfer parts from another bike. So while they WOULD love to sell you all the parts to, they are generally more than happy to make $100 on a service job. But, if its a shop constantly building $5000 bikes, you may not be given a high priority. This is what I was told the first time I did it, and didn't get the bike back for 3 weeks. The second time around I used a shop that specializes in SERVICE (they also sell nice italian steel bikes, but aren't soo busy with new bike sales), and got the bike back in 24 hours, with all the parts cleaned, wheel hubs rebuilt, etc. I have continued to bring all the bikes in my house in to them for service, so they did get a regular customer out of it, even if they didn't get to sell me a bike or any parts.

[mimitabby]

I finally got the courage to call the bike shop in Ct, not a LBS but a DistantBS...DBS..
"How's my bike?"
"It's still at the paint shop."
" So where's the paint shop?"
"The paint shop is in California" !!!!!!!
"oh.. So when it's done in California, what happens?"
It goes back to Connecticut!!"

he says "I TOLD you it would take 3 to 4 weeks", (I heard "about 3 weeks"
and this means 4-6 weeks, since I live in the state of washington!)
Considering the frame came from Italy, this means this bike will have over 16,000 airmiles on it before I get it!


sigh ..