Such Is Life: In The Homestretch

Well it looks like I'll top out at 15 posts. Seems like relatively few when compared to some other fancy blogs out there but for me it's nothing short of a milestone. I'm going to be killing two birds with one stone with this: longest blog ever and first bike built ever--at least by me. With as much progress as I've made it's amazing how quickly I can be halted. My frame is going to be the death of me. Power tools are the epitome of oxymorons: if you use them to build or repair something, so often that thing ends up worse off. You can use you're imagination here for the details.

Good news though is that the rest of my drivetrain (and replacement fork) has been shipped and all should be here by this time next weekend. I allowed myself a slight delay but since it's a learning process it doesn't really bother me. So I spent $124 on my wheelset, 50$ on my cranks and $25 on the rear cog and lockring. That brings my total so far to: $381. That's not to shabby considering I have found a possible stem for another fifteen. Even though I could have done this all for cheaper if I really tried I feel satisfied knowing that I was able to make the bike I really wanted and for the budget I set.

As these are probably going to be some of my last words before I complete this project and close this blog, I would like to wish anyone who decides on an undertaking of their own good luck. I've learned a lot in these past few months about both bikes and myself. It took a minute before I stopped letting setbacks discourage me. It may seem like I never lost sight of my goal but there were a few times, particularly in the beginning, that I was really considering to just abandon my quest and just buy a whole bike. I can say though that the more progress I made the less I wanted to stop. Maybe it's just that I didn't want to feel like I wasted my money but I'm okay with that.

In conclusion I would like to say that when I begin work on my next project, I will likely post pictures, but don't expect an epic. I doubt I would have much more to say.