Originally Posted by wrk101

+2 Low end model, but should finish up nicely. Watch your spending. Find a donor bike and you will be fine. I completed my wife's mixte with a $30 donor, which supplied wheelset, crankset, bottom bracket, chain, derailleurs, shifters, etc. (I started with a $20 frameset).

A good donor can make a cost prohibitive project into a good deal.