Originally Posted by kludge
after going through pages of stupid bike porn i am about to lose my head. nah nah, I WILL lose my head. y'know F this damned keirin bullsh*t! nothing is ever in mysize and then if it is its expensive and then if you do get a deal on one that is your size you get so much sh*t for NOT building it up right. this whole bizz can go F*ck its silly self. jesus i hate the japanese for being shorter and i hate my wallet for being so thin.
i feel your pain. I've had an NJS bike for a year and a half now, and it's still not perfect. Probably never will be, given the rate at which I acquire new frames I can't afford to build right.
For a good long while: Samson frame, IRO back wheel, DA x Nisi road front, suntour superbe 165 SINGLEIZED ROAD cranks w. Miche BB, chrome colnago fork, campy monoplanar brake, Tektro tri lever, Shimano 600 HS, Cinelli 1A stem and chopped bars, Campy SR post, Selle Royale yellow saddle, eggbeaters. Most blasphemous build in NJS history.
The wheels are now lf DA x CXP33, the crank is a Sugino 75, brake is gone, and the original fork/hs is on. Still running flop and chops and an Italian saddle and post. And I love it to death.
Just ride the damn bike, and consider yourself lucky. The parts will come.