This week the question I was most intrigued by was about the pros and cons of building your own bike from scratch or buying your bike prebuilt. Below are a few of the pros and cons for building. See the full answer.

Pros

• Get the exact components you want
• Choose where to compromise based on your budget
• Satisfactions of building your own bike
• Get to spend hours researching every part

Cons

• Get to spend hours researching every part
• Building wheels is not for the faint of heart but it is rewarding
• More expensive since you’re not buying in bulk
• Some specialized tools are required