soyabean

Then why even at all?

I'd rather spend my time cycling and improving at cycling instead of the same time put into a dumpster find.

When the opportunity rises, I pinch indoor stored mint condition fully-built vintage bikes, so all I have to do is tune them up new cables chain pads and then it's and ad listing and a fanboy buys it in a few days.

It's so easy. There are just SO MANY bikes for sale.

Just because I own more tools than the average LBS and perhaps have more experience than them, I don't go around building up bikes ground up because, like you, I don't NEED to.