Originally Posted by
Duragrouch
Take heed, and abandon the siren song luring you to the rocky shore of bike-build heartache. Make a clean break to a reasonably priced but virginal frame that will place you in good stead with the bicycle-building gods. Or, rather than creating your own religion as it were, go for the package deal with a folder that is turn-key fully equipped to go. As it is said.
Undoubtably the safest advice, but as someone who is unable to keep from altering bikes to better suit me, and has experienced successes as well as failures, I would listen to the sirens so long as you see no you think it would work.