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I've spent something like £1.9k on the BMC so far, and I dont have levers, rear mech, or calipers yet. Going to be £2.5k i reckon. This is silly money for a bicycle. So I will be entering as many races as I can get to.
The problem with building your own bike, right down to picking out spoke nipples. Is that loads of little overspends add up to one huge over spend.
I'm enjoying collecting parts though, will enjoy assembling it, and will enjoy riding it even more. So it kinda feels like I getting more from the money this way.