SPRING 2012 / SPRING CLEANING ::. WHAT'S THE MEANING?

serious thought needs to go into what i'm going to do in the next year

some serious time has to be spent in certain places,

some very tough things need to be accomplished over the next few months.

randoms

some random pics.
just went out and rode a few with encinalfixed in the rain. too good, thanks guys!

it breathes.
thanks to everyone who made this happen.
tom, chris, kris, stanley, jlo, jake@white, watson, and anyone who i missed
i'm ecstatic to ride it. a few more adjustments and we out there. saddle switched for the swift after pics.

it's coming together

twenty+ hour work weeks are finally paying off

running tab:

ORBEA MITIS '03 56CM - 330

EASTON EC90 SUPERLITE - 200

SHIMANO ULTEGRA 6600SL - 350

DEDA ZERO100 SERVIZIO CORSE SP - 75

DEDA ZERO100 STEM - 57

DEDA NEWTON BARS - 0

DURA ACE 7900 BB - 32

WHITE INDUSTRIES H2/H3 HUBSET, courtesy of Jake@WHITEIND (not pictured) - 240

VELOCITY AEROHEAD RIMS  (not pictured) - 70

ZIPP STAINLESS SKEWERS (not pictured) - 40
SHIMANO ULTEGRA CS-6700 11-23 - 60
KMC X10SL - 40

My original goal was to build the entire bike sans wheelset for <1000, but I went over that limit a little bit. I don't think that many people will see the bike as one worth the price I paid (seeing as how it has old generation components, although new) and might wonder why I didn't just go purchase a complete bike with say a comparable current-generation groupset. 

I'd tell them to fuck off.

Just kidding, but the reason why I didn't want to buy a complete was because more than anything, I appreciate the ability to build something of my own. There's something so generic about buying a bike in a box. Even if I do get to "assemble" it, I can't go out and source the parts that I want. I guess it's kinda making things a little too easy, and there's no accomplishment from that. After buying complete track bikes, and then moving towards building them frame up with other components, I've learned that understanding the mechanics behind every part of your bike allows you to become more connected with it, more immersed in being "one with the bike" -- at least for me.

picked up a 6600 gruppo for a great price, thanks tom!
ec90 fork via c-ris, also big thanks.
and ordered a couple of goodies online to go with it.

been feeling pretty under the weather lately, but super happy

sickness makes you feel blessed when youre healthy

anyways, going to drop my cse class, too far behind, just gonna focus

on getting a's in my other 3 classes which i know are attainable.

been spending a lot of time at the shop lately, friday mobbin was cray

so much fun. never had that much fun on a bike before

earlier in the week, picked up an orbea mitis '03. 

euskaltel colours to represent my buddy intz from basque country.

can't wait to build it up. cheers!