Originally Posted by jetboy

For Cheapo Velo I tried to build a complete bike out of things I had already had on hand that i had found for free or very cheap, and not buy a single thing for the build itself (I ended up having to spend $3 on a new cable).

this time I am thinking the exact opposite- "scavenger hunt build": I'll try to build a bike completely out of items I purchase/find for free starting today and use nothing I have in stock... and still come under $100. so far I have some bars and brifters and I have already used near 17% of my total allotment. its not going to be easy.