Originally Posted by
Eric F
That was my experience, too. For my retro build project, the only thing I didn't buy was the headset. Stem, bars, and crankset I bought twice. I should probably sell the first stuff, but I'm lazy. I think I ended up spending close to $1k for all my parts, decals, and bits.
Yeah. I even looked at some of the groupsets on Ebay, ones that were probably take-offs, and they don't generally include wheelsets, or cables, or seatposts, stems, and bars. Or tires.