Originally Posted by
aceofspaids
Yup, finding a 60-62cm frame in decent-good shape is very hard to say the least. I picked up my LHT frame for just under $500, and have maybe $1000 in the entire build and I think it's actually as good if not better specs than the factory build. It all comes down to different strokes for different folks, and I like my LHT for all my rides short or long.
Ah, I might disagree here slightly. First off I am a big guy as well (6'6" 240lbs), and am a serial bike owner and have a current fleet of 14 bikes. If I was of average height I would not be able to own half of these bikes because I couldn't afford to own them. The big bikes are out there, but yes they don't come around as much. But, when they do they sell for far less than a normal size does. I only have one bike I bought new (actually a complete LHT), and it came at a below wholesale price as I was (and still am) a bike shop employee.