Sunday, July 7, 2013

..And so it goes

Greetings those desperately addicted to my blog, and those who pretend they aren't....

Well people, coming to a close is the purchasing phase of this build. I will hold off on discussing costs because I am sure I will need to do emergency runs to the bike shop for little bits and pieces I forgot (two things I already know I need is a rear skewer to hold the back wheel on and some frame adhesive to protect the paint work from rubbing cables etc...).

But basically, here is where I am at:

Progressive costs:
Actual: $3300.03
Estimated: $3387.39
If RRP: $5577.54


Now to be fair, the "RRP" value is very conservative, I doubt anyone would pay this ESPECIALLY if this bike was sold as one complete unit. However, given the componentry, I would say brand new, it would be around the $4200 mark, so I think I did save money. So, for all you mountain bikers out there, I'd be interested to know your thoughts. Leave me a comment on what you think it would have been worth. Here is the build list:



And here is what a bike in bits looks like....


Keepin' it real,
Justin.

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