I have so many more thoughts on this... the size of this comments section speaks volumes about how this topic resonates with the reader base.
For my part, I'm back to thinking about what bike I'd build with an unlimited budget... but as soon as I put a value bent on the idea, I'm looking at refreshing or upgrading the suspension on my current bike, refreshing friction surfaces, and sending it on a decade old frame, and just accepting that I'll only ever own one fully bespoke custom bike, and it'll be a dentist edition of something kinda boring and lower travel, as I age/risk tolerance out of doing the less sane things on a bike with very limited time to actually advance my skills (especially with jumping or doing fast tech sections)
Oct. 5, 2023, 5:30 p.m. - Tehllama42
I have so many more thoughts on this... the size of this comments section speaks volumes about how this topic resonates with the reader base. For my part, I'm back to thinking about what bike I'd build with an unlimited budget... but as soon as I put a value bent on the idea, I'm looking at refreshing or upgrading the suspension on my current bike, refreshing friction surfaces, and sending it on a decade old frame, and just accepting that I'll only ever own one fully bespoke custom bike, and it'll be a dentist edition of something kinda boring and lower travel, as I age/risk tolerance out of doing the less sane things on a bike with very limited time to actually advance my skills (especially with jumping or doing fast tech sections)