Originally Posted by
jcmkk3
There would be many more possible frame choices if you increased your budget some. At your current budget, you might also want to take a look at the
Pake C'Mute.
The C'Mute looks like another fine choice, again looking very much like the CC at first glance; thanks for the mention. I am well aware that there are great frames out there for a little more, but for the purposes of this bike I don't see any reason to spend more than $400 or so on the frameset. Plus if I had more in the budget, I'd probably stick with one of these frames, and upgrade from the crappy wheels and 2300 gruppo.