Ok, I missed that one (read the rules a few months ago and forgot that one). Was going to strip paint, etc. but no worries, guess I'll use my one "change" a little earlier. Thank you for the reminder.
FWIW, I started with a complete bicycle. I then tore it down into its component elements to clean up and repaint. :mrgreen:
Moderators forgive me if I'm speaking out of turn, but I think it's all about following the *spirit* of the rules, and having an excuse to hide in the garage, get dirty, drink beer and fiddle with your fork tubes. If someone bought a new Wal-Mart cruiser, changed the tires and the grips and called it a "build," where's the fun in that?
Just tear that (beautiful) Schwinn apart, obsess over acorn nuts and glitter paint for a few weeks, and come out the other end with something different!