What's sad is I can already feel the fire beginning to dwindle. But only slightly. There is a reason I didn't set myself a time frame for completion. I would either cave and spend $1000 for a brand new bike that I didn't even really want, or I would abandon the project all together. Seeing as I have no intention to do either, I decided it would be best to take my time and try to do everything right. I thought it had started today, once again I found the perfect frame, cheap even, but it slipped through my grasp. Surprising that I'm not more disappointed. I understood the enormity of this endeavour from the beginning and I went ahead full force. Now, just because I wasn't able to get that frame doesn't mean I didnt get one at all. After a bit more searching I found a very similar frame, very similar price, and it came with a headset and bottom bracket. The only real difference is that it is 50cm instead of 49cm. With some thought I decided that a 1cm difference wasn't major enough to pay an additional $40. I made the order earlier and expect my frame by the end of the month.
Tommorow things will go as planned. I will still stop my LBS and make a few small purchases. After work I even managed to visit REI and browse tire selection/prices. $30 a pop, not quite what I want so I'll keep looking. There has to be some tire clearance selections going on somewhere in the forsaken college town in which I reside. When I went through my list of things-I-need-to-buy-for-this-to-work and concluded that I shouldn't spend more than $20 on tires, so three times that is certainly out of the question. My list isn't set in stone though and I'm sure as time goes on and more pieces are aquired that I'll have a better idea of what I can spend on things like tires and cranks and what not.
On the happier front, as I was sitting on my couch eating my delicious home made dinner (cheesy mashed potatoes dressed in cabbage and grilled chicken) I decided to embrace my vanity and look at the blog stats. I have comments from two different people. After a little research I discovered that for every comment there are approximately 1756 viewers. So by my calculations, I have nearly 4000 viewers in like four days. God I'm amazing. With the amount of fixie hipster wannabes out there I'm bound to square that number come monday.
In conclusion I would like to address my previous exit. Despite my choice of wording, I'm not French. In fact I kind of hate the French. It is for that reason that no matter what obsticles craigslist decides to throw my way I am not going to give up on this. Cause I'm not French, and I wont surrender after a few days.
Sad to hear that you're having troubles. =(
ReplyDeleteYou should keep searching though. I find that something is much more likely to become a success if you don't have to put much effort into pursuing it. In other words, you should naturally keep searching without thinking about it. Don't worry about the future problems, your dwindling interest, or anything of the sort. Just keep at it.
You're allowed to get knocked down. Just make sure to get back up.
Congrats on getting the frame lined up. I hope it is everything you expect. Maybe the extra height will offer a little extra leverage for slowing down?
ReplyDeleteYour Blog is well written and most entertaining, Keep up the good work on both fronts. If you need help with anything or just tools let me know.
Chris