Originally Posted by blickblocks
I just don't understand the point of all this though. You could have just bought a cheap Sora equipped bike online for super cheap, and the frame probably would have been better. Hell, you could go look for a Raleigh, Univega, Miyata, or one of the better Schwinns at a thrift store and just upgrade it for a fraction of the cost of what you're doing.
Prepare for flaming!
You need to read back further and realize that this post is as much class warfare ( or the perception thereof) as it is about bikes.