Originally Posted by bikemig

This is my current commuter and do everything bike; it's a Soma doublecross with parts borrowed from other bikes or that I obtained via swaps. The wheels came stock on an old bridgestone racing bike, the xc pro crank came off the bike I rode across the US from, the selle italia turbo saddle came from my old racing bike, the Shimano derailleurs, bar, stem, and seatpost were swaps. The gran comp brake levers and xc pro cantis were parts I had lying around. All I bought was the frame, the pedals, and the headset: