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A word of advice...
When you see a spiffy bare bike frame on eBay, and buy it because it's a bargain, remember the overall cost of all the bits to put it on the road will be around four times the cost of the frame and about 150% the cost of the bike, if you bought a complete new one.
That's the second time I've done that... DAMN IT. I ought to have learnt the first time around.
Though the bits I'm buying are much nice than the bike's stock components. But even so...
When you see a spiffy bare bike frame on eBay, and buy it because it's a bargain, remember the overall cost of all the bits to put it on the road will be around four times the cost of the frame and about 150% the cost of the bike, if you bought a complete new one.
That's the second time I've done that... DAMN IT. I ought to have learnt the first time around.
Though the bits I'm buying are much nice than the bike's stock components. But even so...