Originally Posted by
doomkin
I cannot build up a frame right now. The primary reason being that our shop is in the middle of the busy season. Stands are occupied from opening to close and keyholders are often too tired to stay and let me work. Assuming I could find somewhere to work and get the job done well, I'd still find myself buying much nicer parts than I'd need. Other than replacing the saddle and tires, I could probably ride this bike stock all season and into the next before I needed to get better parts.
Besides, I want to ride NOW, not next week.
what i meant to say was build up your current bike. add a new stem/bar combo, new chainring and cog, and you could have a serious track bike. if you build a fixed/fixed and swap your stem/bars at the track your bike could do it all. this is my plan (suggested by riders i met at the track and by a couple mechanics).
edit- i forgot about the fenders/panniers. do they need to stay on for commuting? you can probably make that bike do anything you want with small adjustments. maybe there won't be room for granny-ing in the future.
