all the time, but I think it pays me back in many ways:

Current projects in that 'it's justa liittle add on" syncdrome.

Sons fixie project for Christmas:
* Rebuit an mid late 70't univega into a fixie for son a couple of years back....he is too big for it now so the story begins:

Found a soma rush frame and fork on local craigs list. with crank seat post and threadless stem. Cool just swap parts form current fixie to new fixie.

first purchase handle bars to go with stem.....bring them home and take a look.... just to big and ugly combined with stem.

so get new stem and new handle bars.

brake I can use on from my parts bin (dad's rule fixie stills has a brake). but as the brake on his current fixied is right for front, get no left side brake lever, (and cable and color matching housing)

start putting this together.......head set is rough......cheapest cane creek there is.....off to the bike shop and now bike is sporting a miche roller bearing head set.

Ok looking at color scheme....which is becoming white (frame), black (seat post,stem) and bright green (cable and handle bars)....oops need new grips (black) for handle bars, the white wheels and black tire are not doing it. Get a pair of green tires. Close but still not great.... oh what the heck.....new wheels in black. at this point the only thing missing is seat so add it (green to the list)

So a simple $250 get a frame and swap is now a $650 or so project. But kid gets a essentially new bike that looks good, keeps his old one (maybe will fit a friend for a ride?) and I get a cook gift for him that looks good.

my other project turning an abused torpado into a cafe/rat rod kinda bike isn't so bad, but included new handle bars, brake levers, cables, housing, tires, replacement seat post for the one sacraficed to the stuck seat post removal gods, freewheel, and seat. so that "Free" bike is at Around $200 or so.