building a better bike

[socal_jack]

Those are some nice bikes, but a little pricey. The frame reminds me of a Scwhinn camelback which is on my wish list. I guess the short of it is we all have many bikes because they each have different purposes not to mention fun to build. Like I said I do have a Nexus hub that some day I want to lace with an alloy rim, if I can find the time.

Yep, pricey that's why I was only suggesting looking at tthe specs/components for a build idea. But I have to say I've seen the black version of the Soulville 7 in a small bike shop locally and it's an amazingly good looking bike. I think a Schwinn camelback could be used to easily build something comparable utility wise.