Originally Posted by
ModelTFan01
Does this mean that it might not be worth it?
It's worth it if you really like the bike, you get some satisfaction out of learning process and end result with a added benefit of confidence built that will help you on any and all other bicycle ventures.
IMO it is not worth it if you are in a tight time crunch or just don't like to work on these things. Finding the components at the quality and price point you want is part of the challenge.
The more I get into it, the better I feel about my bike and ability to handle, or at least intelligently deal with a LBS, when something glitches. Every hurdle getting my bike back roadworthy this year has been a great experience. Wheels, shifting, deraileurs, bar tape, stem, now a seat. I'm sooo far more capeable than earlier this year but the big benefit is confidence there is someone out there with the answers.
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