I had no idea that it would take 10 weeks to build. I’ve built bikes before but the shop gave me quite good prices on the parts and offered to build it for free. The wheels needed building too and I’ve never done that so it seemed like a good deal. However there was delay after delay getting the right bits and even though we’d agreed all the components at the beginning they didn’t start getting them in until the frame arrived in the uk. I had to order the rims and the chainring off the internet and have them posted to the shop. I also had to make a couple of component changes at some parts were no longer available.
If I was ever going to do something like this again – and to be frank, it’s seriously unlikely – I would definitely order all the bits myself and build it at home. Hell, I’d have had the bike for my birthday and the summer.