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03-22-11 | 04:50 PM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by LuckyLyndy

Great line...

That "labor" is the kicker, as I would have to pay my good mechanic to do it. It really does add up a notch.
But Stuart, if I bought an LHT complete, and just did a parts swap (well, not counting the saddle, brakes, a few small things) and then sold the LHT frame new and clean, even it only went for around $200, wouldn't I get under $1500 with the Soma frameset?

You would think but I tried the donor bike route. It didn't work as well as I thought it would. Partly because the bike didn't have all the parts I wanted and partly because parts didn't fit.

I'm really not trying to be a killjoy here but only realistic. I love working on bikes and building them, I just realize that I don't do it for economy. If I want to get the cheapest bike I can, I'd go for a complete bike from a shop.

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