over here i want 2 bieks:

1) This one is easy:

To build up my '03 KHS flite 100 (currently siting as frame/fork/headset/crank/BB in my parents garage) with risers, double straps and a low gear for short cruises and errands around my apt


2) This one is a tough call:

A) 1x9 29" xc style MTB with a steel or Ti frame, disk brakes and XT/XTR bits on it , or

B) 10sp steel or Ti road bike with shimano ultegra 6600, an easton carbon fork, new wheels (kinlin xr-300 custom build) and whatever I have lying around to finish up the build

I can't justify buuilding both right now. I really want a nicer training bike. The one I have now is great, but i's just so heavy, slow and unresponsive. I know speed doesn't really matter in my daily training, but I ride enough and hard enough to deserve something thats a little snappier then this beast:



... which is a great bike, it's just a little too sluggish for me. I want something that is just as durable and reliable, but sharper handling and lighter to train on. I'll likely leave it permanently at my parents house so I always have a bike there when I visit.

On the flip side, the MTB would clearly be a lot more fun (so I didn't have to borrow one everytime I ride MTB). Option A would probably increase the overall quality of my life as a cyclist a little more (given how much more it would get ridden), but option B would present me with more opportunity to have fun, try new things and be social with people I don't ride with a lot. Hmmmmm.