Originally Posted by cavernmech
I don't do whole bikes from IRO. He doesnt offer the complete due to complicated Duty/Tax/Export issues. I have always prefered to go the build myself route if for no other reason than there is always something I want/need to swap out. Since you already build wheels I would consider a frame, fork, H.S. stem,hubs and perhaps cranks from Tony. Everything else you can pick up on the cheap local. The stock wheels are nothing special. You will pay a bit more in the end but get a bike that is more tailor made for yourself. Worth the extra few $ IMHO.
Good point. Always nice to spend a quiet evening building a set of wheels. Besides, I have lots of parts kicking around, stem, bar, cranks....etc. I guess I'll give it a couple of days to see if my bike magically turns up somewhere, but I'm not holding my breath. How long are we talking to get a frame? Weeks? Months?