Originally Posted by aminadab

Wow, I'm truly humbled. Thanks for the responses. Yes, I am a grad student and yes that was a serious post. And, yes, I'm naive. I simply had no idea how much those frames cost. I've ridden bikes for my whole life and have become more interested in steel race bikes. Thanks for the advice re: cheaper options. I figured that I could get a simple frame from one of those guys for around 700 or so. How wrong I was. Re: how the hell I could afford something like that -- I can't. I'm not a trust fund kid and rely on a cheap TA stipend and the good folks at FAFSA for the rest. Sorry to come off as some rich jerk.