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04-29-05, 07:54 AM

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peripatetic

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Originally Posted by cranky

Thanks, peripatetic. Thats great advice. But you've confused me a bit. You say to get a bike with all steel components and also get it with alloy/non-steel components to keep the weight down.

I'll try to minimize my initial cost. And if throwing some extra bucks on the rear-wheel makes my life easier on this first project then it's probably worth it.

Sorry, I was in a rush, didn't write clearly. I meant basically, unless you're JUST paying for a frame, don't buy anything with steel components--you WILL want to upgrade all of these (or HAVE to), and then you'll be doing a lot of work and spending WAAY more money than you should. Steel components=NO, alloy components=YES. (Just getting cottered cranks off is a *****!) The three-speed thing because though Sheldon Brown says it can be done, unless you're super-wrenchy, the English-sized BB is not easily replaceable, and that'll stop you dead in your tracks.

Good luck!

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