MY BIKES
Redcay
Scott
Twenty
International
Rodbrake
Peaks Bikes: Free Spirit, Cruiser, Bianchi, Camel, Space Rider
Past bikes:
Columbia fixie
Competition
ARTICLES
Rack Pletscher Classic
Stem
Moustache bars
Nitto Moustache bars are promulgated by Rivendell Bicycles [Deb link to rivbike.com] as citybike handlebars that can be used for longer road riding and vis-versa. The idea is that the sweep-back allows for upright cruiser-style riding while the curves allow for multiple hand possessions and more aggressive postures. All well and good but the Nitto Moustache bars don't measure up to the promise. The sweep back is not as far as typical cruiser or North Road bars, nor do they enable you to place your hands next to the stem clap – which gives essentially two hand positions (at the ends and at the curves). What is more, the bars drop down as they sweep back which I find uncomfortable. I have a set of moustache-type bars made by 3ttt 
[link] which, that are not only flat but have space for hands on other side of the clamp which gives a third (tirshiery) hand position. What is more, they accept road levers which Nitto Moustache bars do (but the Jitensha flat bars don't http://www.jitensha.com/eng/flatbar05.html, unfortunately). Luckily, regular cheap-o, steel Northroad bars accept road levers, and have space by the clamp for a third hand position, I don't think they accept bar-end shifters which is nice for road bikes.
Rivendell suggests attaching a dummy road clamp (brake hood) on either side of the clamp to give a third hand position, to which I say "if my grandmother had wheels she would be a trolly car.” I was bemoaning moustache bars to a friend in a bikeshop when someone walked in with asset on his bike, someone asked "where do you put your hands, to which he replied "anywhere you want.” Exactly.
Fixed-gear, 3 speed, and various older bikes don't have a quick release rear wheel, if you get a flat you will need a 15mm (or sometimes 14mm) wrench. A 15mm is not hard to find but they are a bit long for a tool kit so some companies like Surly makes a short-handled purpose built tool which Harris cyclery sells for about $26 http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/tools/fixedgear.html
This seems a bit pricey and since I know how to open beer bottles with a cigarette lighter or any piece of flattish metal, the tip ofa spoon works well (grip the bottle tightly around the neck, use the first segment of your forefinger as a fulcrum and the lighter as a lever, and it should pop-off )
How to build a bike
Building a bike is a rewarding but costly endeavor. People have been known to stockpile parts for a year before being ready to build. Even using mid range components the price comes to over a thousand dollars. Better is to buy a decent complete bike and upgrade the parts piecemeal, at which point (or anytime within) the components can be switched over to a new (or at least new to you) frame.
For more on the Twenty check out the site that started it all:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/raleigh-twenty.html
And for more (much, much) on upgrading, general information and to see a bunch of "R20” projects (scroll all the way at the bottom of the page) check this link:
http://www.rhizomes.nl/twenty.html
I have lots of bikes, mostly older road bikes like Nishiki, Fuji, Motobecane, Lotus, Univega, and Bridgestone, I also get mountain bikes, cruisers, 3 speeds, and hybrids.
I cherry pick through piles of bikes, buy in bulk, and have them professionally repaired.
Most of my bikes are decent older bikes, which have several advantages over newer bikes. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/upgrade.html
Some companies like Bridgestone have gained legendary status
http://www.ebykr.com/?p=35
but there were a lot of companies making good bikes back then. For a primer on Japanese bikes this is a good article
http://sheldonbrown.com/japan.html