So it's been what, a week? This seems about normal for me. Hell I don't think I've even updated my facebook status in several weeks. This is far more important though. I suppose the least I can do it actually make a post. Where to begin. Probably the most important update concerns the wheels. After some research I came to the conclusion that, even though it may not be the best lesson, I will be getting pre-built wheels. In the end that was the most cost effective method and cost is a big factor here. Maybe my next build (and trust me there will be another) will include hand made wheels but until then I'm going to do what I believe to be the best thing overall. If you don't like the fact that "non-purist" way of thinking, well you can just suck on my nuts. Ha.
Okay on to the next subject. Well I hit yet another snatch with my frameset. I did order and pay for it properly but as of today I still haven't recieved it. Now I'm trusting but not naive so I contacted the seller to see what was up. Apparently there was a little glitch in their system that said it had been shipped but when they pulled it up to tell me where it was there was no tracking info. It was never even shipped. The gentleman was kind enough to call me (not email amazingly enough) to say that he was "immensly sorry for the confusion" and that it would be "shipped immediately". Fair enough. Come next wednesday if I don't have a shiny new frameset in my possesion, someone is getting their ass kicked, and it probably wont be whoever runs that company seeing as I am nowhere near St. Augustine, Florida (oldest city in the U.S by the way, pirate's galore) so I will have to settle for someone closer. Probably a neighbor.
Let's see, what does that leave? Well probably nothing I guess. I've started sewing the straps onto my pedals but that's about the extent of the progress I've made. You'll have to excuse me if I'm a bet hesitant to proceed with neither a wheel or frameset to work with. I'm sure that once both of those are comfortably in my spare bedroom under guard by my super ferocious guard dog (see profile picture) I will be able to proceed at a fairly heavy pace. I predict that to begin sometime by next weekend.
One final note, I've realized that even though I set myself a 500$ limit I probably could've had this all built for much cheaper, but hey I had a very specific picture of this masterpiece in my head and I did not want that to go to waste. Maybe one day I will build an ultra budget bike, but knowing myself like I do (and that I love spending money on things I surely don't need) it is unlikely. I've already started picturing my next machine first things first and this is gonna be good. Until next time, enjoy the start of Le Tour.
Haha, here I try to keep it clean for the integrity of your blog and you threaten violence and invite naysayers to suck your nuts.
ReplyDeleteI really don't think there's anything wrong with pre-built wheels. You know what you are looking for and if you can achieve that in a pre-built package then good for you. How purist do you need to get, forging your own rims and threading the spokes one at a time?
Too bad about the delay on the frame. It is cool when the Big Brown Truck o Happiness shows up when you expect it to.
Cheers!
It is your bad luck which happened with you. in my opinion there is nothing wrong with pre-built wheels.it is best wheels for any vehicle.
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