I only have one link so far to some great friends who own an awesome tea shop in Venice FL.
When it comes to inspiration top of my list is Cass Gilbert of While out Riding and Joe Cruz of pedaling in place. Thier indepth builds and testing of gear made my gear and bike very easy to do, while saving me a lot of time and money.
There is also the many exploits of contributers from Crazy Guy on a Bike site.