My wild bike I'm building!

http://www.lfgss.com/album.php?albumid=2725&pictureid=15958

Bike now finished :)

Unfortunately, due to me about to go self employed, I need to sell it :(

If I were you I'd build another one, a lowrider this time. Make it very shiny. I recon your interesting construction could work well with one of those ridiculous stretch lowriders.

Can you educate me and explain what a Gaston seatpost is?

Mental, but nice....

But not 3500 magic beans worth of nice

So how many "magic beans" should it be? I am aware that 3500 is too many, as I said, at first I really didn't want to sell it. That's not what I built it for, but now my circumstances have changed.

About 3300 too many... IMHO

£200? Yeah, that would pay for the back wheel

This was a labour of love. Sell components and wheels (which is, let's face it, where money is) and keep frame. When you have more cash you can build up again.

Problem is, I think, that the market is extremely limited, not, as such, that you're pricing it to high... A bit more attention to components and finishing kit could make all the difference. Matching rims for instance, bars and crankset, let alone stem, pedals, break and so on.

In my opinion it's an incomplete build; you've put your life and soul into constructing this truly unique frame, and then kinda randomly put it together with whatever you had at hand, at least that's how it looks.

Admittedly it's not my thing, but I love it in its own right. However most collectors, or so I should imagine, would probably expect more. Basically you wouldn't buy a Picasso either, thinking a lick of paint here and a lick of paint there and I can fix that... Same principle applies here.

Alternatively, ask Charles Saatchi if he's in the market for an art bike.

Problem is, I think, that the market is extremely limited, not, as such, that you're pricing it to high... A bit more attention to components and finishing kit could make all the difference. Matching rims for instance, bars and crankset, let alone stem, pedals, break and so on.

In my opinion it's an incomplete build; you've put your life and soul into constructing this truly unique frame, and then kinda randomly put it together with whatever you had at hand, at least that's how it looks.

Admittedly it's not my thing, but I love it in its own right. However most collectors, or so I should imagine, would probably expect more. Basically you wouldn't buy a Picasso either, thinking a lick of paint here and a lick of paint there and I can fix that... Same principle applies here.

You are right of course. This is pretty much what my girlfriend has said. She also thinks I should get a matching front wheel. As I always do as she asks, I'm digging deep and buying one! Going to get a Sturmey Archer hub brake for it as well, in for a penny, in for £150!

Keeping the bar and crankset though. Any recommendations for pedals?

£2000 - nice work man! I assume you have a history of bike building and this wasn't just your first try?!

needs these wheels

That frame's beautiful! What is it - or is it just a custom to go with the ridiculous wheels??

looks like a 14bikes frame esb or something like that

ted james designs

http://www.tedjamesdesign.com/14-bike-co/

Number 5

£2000 - nice work man! I assume you have a history of bike building and this wasn't just your first try?!

I normally build drag racers and hot rods. This is my 5th bike