Hello from Southern California
 

Hello, I am an amateur cyclist and fornicator of frames. I don't know a whole lot about bike building, but I do enjoy learning and failing my way through learning. I ride a 93' Via Carisma turned into a CX rat build, a 13' Novara Veritá, and a 520 Reynolds Jamis Ventura. Trying to teach myself, wheel lacing and hub rebuilding.

Welcome, from SE Wisconsin!

Between the Bicycle Mechanics sub here, a good bike tech book (Park Tools makes a popular one) and YouTube University, you should be all set for many years of learning through failure and frustration, hehehe.

I guess it's all good as long as you have one operational bike while you learn on the other.

Enjoy your stay!

So where in SoCal?

Welcome, Shoots McDoots! :twitchy: :roflmao2::roflmao2::roflmao2:.

Sweet, welcome. I used to ride SD in so Cal.

howdy from san diego! catcha around!

Welcome from another SoCal rider. The variety of routes here is honestly the best part — coast, mountains, city, everything within reach. When I first got back into cycling I spent more time reading forums than riding. At one point I was comparing bed bath and beyond reviews while waiting for parts to arrive, which shows how random downtime browsing gets. Hope you enjoy the local rides.