I want to...Build Something

I have always been somewhat mechanically inclined and have recently felt the urge to build something. Ideally this something would be a on a larger and more impressive scale like a car or maybe a motorcycle. However, at this stage in life neither of these projects would be a remote possibility. Therefore, I have decided to take one more step back in the evolution of transportation and build a bicycle.

One of my many hobbies is mountain biking. Currently I ride a stock 2005 Gary Fisher Tassajara. As far as the bike goes I love it. It is a vast improvement over the Pacific Vortex I used to rock. Admittedly though, there are three issues that could conceivably render my aspiration as not feasible. The first would be I don't ride nearly enough to warrant the need of a new bike. So the first step in this project is to Ride More Often. The second obstacle would of course be the money. If you know bikes then you know that it is far more economical to purchase a complete bike than it is to build a bike piece by piece. None the less, the object is to build a bike so the second step is to Accumulate the Required Funds. The third issue would be the lack of knowledge to build the bike. This I am not so worried about, I have found that if any person of average ability and intellect can learn any given skill than so can I. So the the third piece to the level my Bike Building Skills .

So there you have it. It may take me a while but there is the plan. In the end I will have a sweet bike and the satisfaction of being able to say "Hey, I built that".


P.S.
Seth, thank you for your kind words of encouragement in you previous comment. You have always been a shining example of virtual productivity