Cycle-logical change.....

....See what I did there! Anyway. I find myself looking at old bicycles that are chained up at various points around town and thinking what they may look like after a quick spruce up. Its getting a bit of an obsession! I'm thinking of sneaking around under cover of darkness and setting them free!
I've been trawling the internet for inspiration for the finished look of the bike which has resulted in me thinking about the next build already!

foffa bikes have the facility to build your bike on-line and choose the specification of the equipment and colours of even the tyres.

Pitango bikes is another bike building site where you can even choose what colour chain you want!

What I have been doing is looking at the equipment specifications on these bikes, bearing in mind they cost upwards of £350, and going onto e-bay and seeing if I can source them cheaper. For the most part its possible to get things like old style brake calipers for around £20, brake levers for around £17, its when you start looking into the individual components that the real cost starts to show itself. There are different prices for the same stuff! 
I like the bull horn style handlebars: These are £59.95
  
and these are £21.95
Its like everything else if you want to pay for a named brand then you can spend a fortune. If you want a similar look for cheaper its possible. Which is just as well for me!