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So far it's been a very rewarding experience. There's nothing quite like designing and crafting something with your own hands.
Nice that people are enjoying some of the technical side of it too. I'm obviously just starting out, but I really like to understand why things behave the way they do. It all helps you to anticipate what might happen when you do something. I am an absolutely avid bike geek as well, so I'm always rooting around for more info.
I've been bold enough to start thinking about design schemes. I want to keep it pretty simple, with a very practical dark colour around the fork and wheels. It's a winter bike, so there'll be plenty of muck on there at points. There'll be a logo on the fork, and a name on the down tube.
This is where my head's at. Apparently white paint leaves your fillets with nowhere to hide, so that'll be interesting.