Originally Posted by
badgnome
I was going to put more emphasis on components for this build so wanted to keep the frame and fork to less than $400. This is going to be the fast commuter and not the workhorse which means no fenders, kickstand, or rack (all of these are on my Trek 520). So far I see Scattante, Motobecane and Ridley. How do these compare?
Do you already have the components? Why build? Buying the whole package is a far better deal. If you want to build for the sake of building I understand but it makes no economic sense.