On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:23:15 GMT
Brown Cat wrote:

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:16:53 +0100, Simon Mason wrote:

"Brown Cat" wrote in message
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I was thinking of getting a new bike and rather than buy a new one
I was
thinking about just buying all the parts and putting it together
myself. This would help me learn how it goes together so I'm better
prepared to make repairs / maintenance.

Would I get better value for money doing this? Is there any books
specially for doing this? Any potential problems doing this?

Get a bargain on e-bay instead.

I was more interested in learning how a bike goes together. Reading a
book doesn't work well for me, I have to have a go to learn. I could
always take my own bike apart and put it back together I guess.

I think he means that if you get an eBay bargain you'll have plenty of
opportunity to practice your mechanical skills - it was certainly true
of the bike I bought unseen for £50, but I was prepared for that and
happy to spend another £70 on parts and a few hours of my time to get
it sorted.