I guess you could call it getting in on the ground floor...

How about something more like this for a starting point.

21spd, aluminium, bar top shifting, a year old. $200.

Or this? An OCR2 for $350. Ally, brifters, win.

Here's a proper vintage road bike, way nicer than the OP's for $45.

Learn from the mistakes here. Research. Don't blow all your dough on dreck. And all retail outlets aren't created equal...

Today I bought a pair of MTB wheels with Mavic disc-specific rims on Deore disc hubs wearing slicks in great nick for $10. How? Because I volunteer at a co-op.

Find the inside line.