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@haj
My first "build" in recent time was this "Long John" bike that I dumpstered, repainted (which was really fucking a pain in the ass since some idiot had "painted" it with some kind of tar anti-rust coating) and equipped with a internal geared MTB rear-wheel and a BMX front - still have this bike.. and it looks almost the same:
Then I heard about fixed gear from good ol' Sheldon.. and wondered what that would be like.. got a used fixed wheel and build this convert out of even more dumpster bike parts:
After a while I got a Vivalo, that turned out to be too small for me... and I got more taste and started disliking bullhorns.. and the frame will hopefully be sold on this Saturday.
While I had the Vivalo and used it for "Sunday rides" and for commuting in good weather, I ordered this black frame from the Copenhagen bikeshop TrackBikeShop.com, and upgraded my old black convert with it.. plus more parts (again mostly dumpstered parts), still have this bike and plan to keep it until it dies:
And because of the silly low value British Pounds have these days, and I had some spare money I had to build this thing (sorry about the crap photo) - needs a more modern disc for this, since the old white one flexes quite a bit:
Currently I'm looking for cheap/free parts to build up a cheapo "supermarked" LoPro-frame made from Reynolds 500-tubing.. It's going to be running a 26" MTB front wheel with 1.3" tyre and a 700c with 28c tyre.. And it's going to be ugly, can't really decide if I want to use really disgusting gangsta' effect paint or just strip the paint and let it rust. :)
And I want another bling-bike to put on my wall when the Vivalo is gone, since It's a bit silly to have Suzue Promax/Araya wheels and Dura-Ace cranks in boxes on the attic ;) .. something Japanese with a bling paintjob.. I guess.