Originally Posted by
donaldmax
I will gain experience through building this that will help me in future endeavors. Gotta start somewhere
I'm not expecting this bike to be super good, but just as something to help me gain knowledge about bikes and such and provide transportation for me besides using my road bike.
true, but at this point building a bike can become very complicated and expensive because you don't know what to look for. You'll be better off with a complete bike and learning by switching out parts as you learn what you like and dislike.
It looks pretty cheap, but its steel so it might be a bit heavy.
or these?
This alone says you should stop. That looks like a fairly decent frame, and ,no, steel does not equal heavy.