Originally Posted by
Max C.
Haha I think everyone needs to take a chill pill. Does the bike run? If yes then there's not really much to say one way or the other. Even if Boro spends $500 on his bike to bring the total for the bike to around $700, he'd have more fun building the bike up and the only difference between it and an off the shelf $700 bike would be the frame (or not if he swapped that out as well). In the end the money is still the same and he'd still have a nice bike, it's just a different path to get there.
I agree. A bike is basically just a frame with some components bolted on. It's not some ultra complex piece of engineering. A $75 old '80s road frame bought on craigslist with a little bit of wrenching can run just as well as a $1,500 LBS 'high tech' commuter. In fact, bike fit is probably far more important then any other variable.
Finally for the guy who had his average speed cut down because of the cute girls on the beach, I can relate! Yesterday I was riding down the road and made a mental note of this HUGE pothole coming up. However, just as I was approaching I see 3 GORGEOUS girls on roller blades. One of them smiled at me. Can you guess what happened? Yup, I went right into the pothole with the three girls giggling away. Not exactly a 'cool as James Bond' moment.