Have you guys checked Craigslist? there may be a nice bike, with better components on there....or even a pawn shop....im just saying.

i built a tribike, at the end of the day i had spent $910 total. And i put SRAM Rival all around. It seemed like a good deal, and it handles great in comparison to my Cannondale Caad 9, with shimano 105 all around, I love both of my bikes. and both were pretty much under $1000