Hi,

I disagree. The best part of a cheap bike is not the frame,
its all cheap, but good value if you've made a decent choice.

My frame is blah blah heat treated aluminium with steel
forks, but it is heavy and strong single butted tubing
used for basic aluminium mountain bikes.

I'd be the first to admit its nowhere near the frame
and forks used for the BTWIN Triban 3, which has
nicer components to go with the frame and is in the
EU accepted as the best budget "real" road bike.

Save for a good bike over upgrading a cheap one.

rgds, sreten.