Originally Posted by
bikemig
Wow, I've paid no attention to bike prices lately (one of the advantages of riding old bikes I guess). They've really gone up. The 650b Soma and VO bike frames are both close to $1,000 just for the frame. That's a lot of money for a new steel frame.
I found a NOS early version of the Soma for a good deal, so starting the slow project of building a modern low trail 650b bike. But with inexpensive wheels a possibility, now I’m thinking that I could probably build an 7/8/9 speed version mostly out of the parts bin!
Every time I try to build a modern bike it turns put vintage!