This is something that I've been thinking about for my winter project this year. Like gh-ap mentions, there ARE so many old/nice road bikes...

Honestly, you could probably pick up a beautiful lugged frame fand fork for $20 at a used shop or garage sale even...if it looks like crap because of an old worn out paint job.

So my quest this summer is to find one..get it blasted, and powder coated...

So look around and don't worry about how crappy the finish on the bike is, because for $50 bucks or so you can get it stripped and re-painted...