Originally Posted by
rellis91
I just purchased this bike and as I am new to the whole bike building process I thought I would ask for some help. I definitely dont want expensive campy parts on this as I will be using it to ride to school and work and this college town is big on road/track/fixie bikes and people will steal almost anything. Is is true that repainting it decreases the resale and overall value? Its not celeste but more of a pastel green as you can see. There are rust in a few places that I am worried about but other than that it has been kept in pretty good shape. Anyway any suggestions anyone might have is greatly appreciated.
Rust is bike cancer. You may have bought someone else's problem.
Check the stickied newbie thread for answers to 99% of newbie questions.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=510358
You are making a custom build from the frame up. Custom builds from the frame up can get very expensive. If you are looking to make something very special and custom it will cost a good bit of time and money. Much more time and money than you will spend on an off-the-peg bike.
If you have the time, patience, tools, and money then it might be worth it. If you want to get rolling ASAP, then go buy a complete bike new or used.