On this week’s Bench Talk we start a series of shows on building a project bike! Coach Rob gets us started with a myriad of things to consider when building a project bike. Below are just a few items that Coach Rob covers on this first show in the series.
- Applying some basic project management principles when starting a project bike
- Concept: What problems are you trying to solve with your new project bike?
- Budget: How much do you want to spend?
- Time: How much time to build and when you have to have it done
- Tracking: Shopping list and task list
- Material Concerns
- Carbon fiber, alloy, ti, steel or something even more exotic!
- Pros and Cons
- Finish Concerns
- Glossy, Satin, Matte or UV coating only
- Pros and Cons
- Shop and shop some more
- LBS vs E-commerce vs Custom Builder
The frame set discussed in this first show was provided by Irish Cycles and is call The Killeen Noir Edition.