Too true, man.. I thought I had it licked with my Cannondale. It was durable, comfy, and I felt fine commuting and even riding long distances on it. Plus I could swap the bars and ride it on the track. But them OMGFRAME and OMGDISCWHEEL and WTFPAINTJOB and I'm down a grand. I sold a great conversion (no regrets), and I'll probably flip my road bike next season if this current build works out (easily switched between fixed and 8spd). So my only consolation is that I'm thinning out my stable. Hopefully I'll be down to just two bikes when this all is done.

Wait.. except for my college beater. But that'll actually be a beater. I hope. I'm setting a limit of $75 on it.

Good luck, man. Good luck.