Originally Posted by
carleton
That way, you can ride immediately, and still have the "sweet ride" a few months later....which is about when the project bike would have been done.
Time isn't really an issue. I already have another bike that...fits me good enough. The downstairs tenant has tons of road bikes and knows all about them. My friend's dad the same. I've built tons of things...I just rebuilt an entire engine. I know I shouldn't underestimate the bike building just cause i've built other things, but as long as I do tons of research (read sheldon brown's website religiously) and ask an expert before each major move, I think I'll be okay.