when i was a kid, i loved riding my bike. it seemed that i would trash one ever summer. at around 11 or 12, mom and dad had enough and stopped buying me new bikes. hello, garbage picking! i would hunt down a good Shwinn or Huffy frame, rip it down to bare bones and repaint, re-grease/replace the crank and fork bearings and straighten out the rims. it was basically a brand new bike. so, in actuality, my parents taught me a good lesson. when faced with adversity, there is always a solution to over come it. rely on your own abilities and trust your strengths.