Originally Posted by
cyccommute
I do find, by the way, this consternation about how long a "build" takes to be rather amusing. I've built many bikes up from frames and I've gone from bare frame to finished product...including driving 60 miles round trip to get the frame, stripping parts off on old frame and building the wheels...in less then 8 hours more than once.
If I were to have all the parts lying around already cleaned, sure building a bike up from the frame could be done in less than 8 hours. Without hesitation.
But often times around here I read about builds that are a long process due to not having everything ready at the start.
Posters either buy as they go for savings, or perhaps because they aren't sure what they want/need until once they get into the build.
As for me- I really only work on steel roadbikes and it takes hours upon hours to just get the grease, grit, and grime off the frame and components, not to even mention addressing rust. This is why it takes so long- its a process that if rushed, leads to a less than ideal rebuild.