Old 04-15-24, 03:58 AM
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Originally Posted by ImagineZH
Thanks everyone for all the advice and feedback, some interesting things to consider. Buying a full bike definitely seems like the smart thing to do, but a (possibly egotistical) part of me would like to be able to point at the finished bike and say "I put that together". But perhaps that's not enough of a reason to go for the full build, especially since reading this thread and the responses I see more and more how out of my depth I will be. But maybe that's part of the fun?


Yep indeed, I'm in Switzerland. I won't be bombing around on it, though I do live in a hilly enough area and in particular at the top of a steep enough hill. But I'm used to it, and am cautious enough, so I think it should be fine.
Its not egotistical at all. Building a bike is fun. And you have another to ride in the meantime while you search for all of the parts!
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