Originally Posted by jetboy

overthinking the rules really. feel free to do anything you want as long as you try to do it cheaply. then there will be a poll and the people will decide if they like it or not. some of that will be back story on how it all came together- so taking an old rusty frame out of a ditch and scrounging parts and paint will probably get you more props then "I found this perfectly usable bike in the thrift shop for $10 then rode it 10 miles home".

on the other hand, awesome thrift shopping does deserve shop props, so enter it!