This BMX lark is getting stressful !

[brass monkey!]

This BMX lark is getting stressful !

Okay, so I have 5 un-completed Builds on the go at the mo,(I should really stick to building One at a Time eh ?) ….and I have currently run out of money, totally skint due to various bills, set backs etc…., I can't find the correct bars for 2 of em, I still need Wheels for One, Cranksets, a long list of specific parts, and various other 'hard to find' bits are constantly eluding me,…, prices are rising, Yanks won't ship….! I am getting stressed ! 

Am I on my own here  

Tell me I'm not….please !! 

[LucyLastic]

I'm doing my first build and I'm getting stressed cos I keep buying the wrong bits, due to ignorance 

[dordymush]

it does get a bit over the top at times.
i've done this myself in the past.
dont bother some much now.
dont put yourself in shite over the bikes though.
they nice but not that nice lol.

[harris]

rome wasnt built in a day. 

[pickle]

I think it all depends on whether you are building to show/era correct/spec correct, or just building to ride....therefore can maybe get bits that are a little bit cheaper/less rare?

But having 5 on the go is taking the p*ss mate 

Can't just conbine the bits and at least make 3 out of em? 

[Waxintaxin]

Tough one

As dan said rome wasnt built in a day

I have waited 5 years for 1 bit , and only just got it as well , so patients ( SP) lol

Or tune your collection , realise what it is that you really want and just go for that , sell the rest to fund the real special build you want

Rich

[brass monkey!]

i guess that there will always be compromise here or there, personally I don't always follow the 'correct era' rule, if I can't get THAT Part there are alternatives, but some of the alternatives are getting expensive...., and some of THOSE parts are essential the bikes I'm building…!

I recently bought a couple of MX901 Brakesets, £35 a set ! Purely cos MX1000's are getting ridiculously over valued ! I like em, and they're still cheap…and loadsa colours…

[pickle]

I like the Nippons mate....they work well too

[brass monkey!]

those Nippons are nice, but are also getting rarer....

I hope to have one completed some time soon , the rest will have to wait until I've paid the bills, 

[OrgasmDonor]

Tough one

As dan said rome wasnt built in a day

I have waited 5 years for 1 bit , and only just got it as well , so patients ( SP) lol

Or tune your collection , realise what it is that you really want and just go for that , sell the rest to fund the real special build you want

Rich

too true, but would have been best to realise what you really want before the five bikes, as lettin go is hard to do

[pickle]

that is true....i really liked the Reflex that i just sold....it was a hard decision to sell it but it funded my new bike...of which i have fallen in love with 

[brass monkey!]

Tough one

As dan said rome wasnt built in a day

I have waited 5 years for 1 bit , and only just got it as well , so patients ( SP) lol

Or tune your collection , realise what it is that you really want and just go for that , sell the rest to fund the real special build you want

Rich

too true, but would have been best to realise what you really want before the five bikes, as lettin go is hard to do

the thing is i want them all,........greed is getting the better of me 

[pickle]

it's true.........if i had more money and more space i'd have loads more! 

[harris]

monkeybiscuits just send your spare frames over, and i will look after them   

[brass monkey!]

monkeybiscuits just send your spare frames over, and i will look after them   

dan, you already took the 'best' one (the one with three letters!! lol !!  when's it gonna be finished  

[harris]

well not to long mate,building a few at the same time.so soon i hope.

[login_user]

This BMX lark is getting stressful !

Okay, so I have 5 un-completed Builds on the go at the mo,(I should really stick to building One at a Time eh ?) ….and I have currently run out of money, totally skint due to various bills, set backs etc…., I can't find the correct bars for 2 of em, I still need Wheels for One, Cranksets, a long list of specific parts, and various other 'hard to find' bits are constantly eluding me,…, prices are rising, Yanks won't ship….! I am getting stressed ! 

Am I on my own here  

Tell me I'm not….please !! 

The thing i find most frustrating is that people are willing to trade the bits you need, but not sell them to you if you have nothing they need  so they put them up in there loft again never to be seen when those bits could complete a showbike for everyone to admire. 

[Waxintaxin]

Ah Ha

the old trade but not sell trick

I do this on parts now LOL because I will only trade my hard to find bits for other hard to find bits, if I was to sell them ,  i end up with cash that I will gentlemans relish on other things or the part i want is not availiable at that point.

I do not sell anything now as i kick myself later when i either realise i want the bit after all or i could trade it for something i wanted

Rich

[brass monkey!]

well not to long mate,building a few at the same time.so soon i hope.

building more than one bike at at time !!  that's outragous !! 

1st pics to me !! 

[brass monkey!]

Ah Ha

the old trade but not sell trick

I do this on parts now LOL because I will only trade my hard to find bits for other hard to find bits, if I was to sell them ,  i end up with cash that I will gentlemans relish on other things or the part i want is not availiable at that point.

I do not sell anything now as i kick myself later when i either realise i want the bit after all or i could trade it for something i wanted

Rich

so it's you !!  can i have a look in your loft 

[login_user]

Ah Ha

the old trade but not sell trick

I do this on parts now LOL because I will only trade my hard to find bits for other hard to find bits, if I was to sell them ,  i end up with cash that I will gentlemans relish on other things or the part i want is not availiable at that point.

I do not sell anything now as i kick myself later when i either realise i want the bit after all or i could trade it for something i wanted

Rich

All is clear now   .  But it dosen't help us newbies that don't have hard to find bits lying around to trade    

[harris]

yes its him hes got a stash.
i have a fair few rare parts i wont sell,as waxin said  i would easily spend the money.
i would trade for a part i need thou.or i sell to get something i need if no trades about.

[retrorider.u.k]

i had 3 bikes but i came to the conclusion i only needed 1 really nice era correct bike, so thats all i have now and it won best freestyle oldschool build at the last epic xmas event so well chuffed 

[Waxintaxin]

LOL

It hard to judge to be fair

I mean i sold harris some nice forks the other month , now i know i shouldnt of really sold them LOL as I am sure to need them at some point, but I needed to invest the cash elsewhere ( Disco Stuff) so i justified it that way

But I have some real nice bits that I havent used for ages ,but will only trade them for other cool stuff that I would potentialy need further down the line

And I will not go into the stuff that I have mislaid , I have managed to lose a SE Pad set in a very rare colourway LOL and a Pair of tuffs ? fook knows where they have gone ,hiding in the loft of shed I reckon

Rich
 

[harris]

they will be looked after      good lad.