I have done it...

Thank you sooooo much for everyone's advice and encouragement...(and abuse)

I finally put the bike together and no longer feel guilty about lurking on here and turning up at the west end drinks...

c'mon lets see it then!

pictures please...

pics or STFU ;]

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/hello.davy/MYNEWBIKE

still need to work out how to post pictures...:(

Where it all started

After my rattle can paint job...

Went to Kiwi Cycle to get some Wheels and crank set...

Finally

and

Nice! How much did the wheels cost you?

Thats a tidy looking bike. Get the stickers off the rims though ;)

160..including tyres

Thats a tidy looking bike. Get the stickers off the rims though ;)

they are gone

noice. when's it debuting?

I will try to ride it fix to work tomorrow... and if all goes well and i don't kill myself by thursday... you can see it at the west side drinks

love the handlebar tape!
all worked out pretty well then.

You will enjoy riding it, there is something special about conversions + DIY build jobs that makes it all feel better.

Can't say I'm a fan of the handlebar tape, but each to their own. Good job on getting on the road, and enjoy!!

i like it.

Nice bike. You should've started wrapping the tape from the end of the bars and in towards the centre. That way you'd have got a more even zebra print! ;-)
Still looks great.

yeah good work...

oh man that's really a really tidy bike :) me likes. Well done, good effort :D:D

pics or STFU ;]

dont you mean gtfo? ;)

nice bike, i like the paint job :)

good job there. would like to see the diy paintjob in the flesh. looks alright in the pics.

how much for those forks? they look brand new. im thinkin of getting chrome ones

those cost me 30 pounds

the paint job is shit close up... as I only manage to get one and half black coat of black paint!!! (it started raining)

I guess the half finish look gives it personility!! :s

good work doc :)

wish me luck riding it for the first time....

1) use brake when going down hill.
2) don't go near the curb
3) don't coast....