Of you can find a donor bike with all the parts you need, that is usually the most economical way to go. I picked up a Fuji Touring bike that was too small for me and swaped the parts over to my Mongoose 450 hybrid. I sold the frame and parts I did not need with the final conversion cost at under $100. I did have the Nitto stem already from another bike.
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