Originally Posted by Al1943
So why didn't you just buy a frame set and put the drive train of your choice on it?
Buying a complete bike is much cheaper than buying the individual pieces. It may be fun to buy the individual pieces and assemble the perfect bike but it ain't cheap!
If I can sell the DA crankset, it should pay for the compact; the cassette I can always use the individual sprockets as spares.
Brian.