Originally Posted by
cc700
king hs on a valencia = lulz
you basically picked the go-to nicest of the nice parts for everything but the bars rims and cranks. get omnoms and put all that stuff on a nicer frameset(godzilla, gorilla, dodici, superpista, dolan) or just substitute 'origin8' for every name brand you listed and put it on a traitor bike or mission bike. if you can't afford the nice frame, don't spend the money on the nice parts. all city and origin8 make great parts for cheap. go with them.
fwiw i love traitor bikes and they make some really nice framesets. don't be fooled though, traitor bikes and mission bikes are both made in the same taiwanese factories and they put most of their work into paint schemes. the design of the frame is mostly taiwanese
afaik. that said, i like traitor bike's offerings way more.
Thank you as well for your input. I can afford a nicer frame but I don't really see the advantage for me personally spending a ton on the frame when I am just using it as a commuter around the city. I will admit that I went overboard on some of the components though so I'm glad I posted this on here already. I was originally considering just having a frame made for me and I had been in touch with Bilenky in Philadelphia as well as a couple other places but after giving it more thought, I decided I did not want to drop that much for just a frame. I will take your advice and check out some other frames before pulling the trigger though. I just had a few people recommend both the Valencia and Traitor as great options for the price and the reviews seemed solid.