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Recently finished my first ever build - a total utter ball ache. Built it for my girlfriend.
Ended up costing me more in tools than it did in actual bike bits, and more in time cleaning and polishing components than it did assembling. Learned a lot though.
Picked up this frame cheap..
And then also found this for an absolute bargain (recently moved to NL and Concordes are ten a penny here) - too big for my girlfiend, paint is a mess on this one and it was absolutely filthy - but had a full shimano 600 tricolor groupset on it which i've transferred over
After a lot of screaming and an unquantifiable amount of tea, I finally finished and have managed to take a few snaps..
Would prefer some different tyres but these will be fine for now on the smooth dutch cycle paths. I did buy it a brand new sparkling white turbo saddle, but after all my work and hard earned money spent, my girlfriend swans along right at the end and replaces it with a more lady friendly option - think it looks alright though so am okay with it...just.