But as of now, I’m building a bike I will surely never ride to work for the next 2 years (where I HAVE to lock it up out side), would never ride in an alleycat due to the aggressive nature of the races, and the bikes thin wall tubing. This relents it to weekend rides and special occasion rides. It’s a lot of change for a superflous bike.
Just wait for the first time you drop it, thats when a bike loses its virginity. You'll cry the first time, and gingerly touch the chipped paint as though it were a scrape on your own skin. But with time you'll heal emotionally, and from there, its all down hill... Each drop after that painful first will be easier and easier, and pretty soon you'll be bombing down flights of stairs, locking your bike to moving vehicles and riding into the lake to cool down. Just like me, as soon as my bikes loose their precious maiden heads, its all fun and games!
Basically, don't worry. Give yourself a few years of precious virginity (you only get that once in your life, after all), and enjoy the weekender garage queen. But with time it'll get more and more comfortable, and you'll take more and more liberties until it is a daily rider. And thats fine! Bikes aren't meant to be stroked, they are meant to be ridden!
If you know you are going to be doing that eventually, you can even request that your frame be built up a little stronger, heavier tubing, etc, or with a few horrible eyelets or something. Let it be cool, but let it ride too!
peace,
sam