Originally Posted by
MrVo
I took it to a LBS today and the guy told me it's a Univega. I asked him to help me build it and he said all the parts and everything to put it together costs about $300. He said he'll call me tomorrow to let me know. I left the bike frame there so that they can find the parts for it. But $300? Really?
Almost everyone on here knows where/when to stock up on cables, casing, tires... for pennies on the dollar compared to walking into the lbs and paying retail. Cheap alloy wheel set $80, normal sealed bb $25, cranks $40, 2 tires+tubes $45, bars+stem another $40, seat, seatpost, bar tape, brakes, levers, shifters, freewheel, chain,... It adds up real quick putting together a bike piece by piece when paying retail. If that's the case watch e-bay for a period correct gruppo buy it and just have them install your parts