Originally Posted by
Plainsman
I had not thought about Ali-Express, thanks. I'm familiar with Alibaba, but for some reason thought they only sold in large quantities. When I say I won't put it on the road I'm serious, so I would even use a cracked CF frame if I could find one. True on the spacing. I found a cheap frame fork combo that was also available as a full bike (7 speed), but realized right before pulling the trigger that the rear spacing was 135. Guess anything designed for 8 speed and up with rim brakes should be fine though.
What is your actual budget? You should be able to find a decent aluminum frame and fork used on eBay for around $200 with some patience. You can probably find something for $100 off Craigslist depending on your local market. There were some $300 Chinese carbon frames on ebae recently