Originally Posted by jschatz
I built a bike for $850 with a Bike Nashbar AluC frame (Kinesium tubing with carbon seat stays), carbon fork, FSA aero wheelset, Shimano Ultegra, Dura Ace & 105 components, carbon seatpost and it's great. It's smooth, weighs about 18 lbs. and would cost $2000 at retail.
I had to shop around for the components (eBay) but they were all new and it was worth it.
Yeah, I thought about doing that, but I'm no mechanic, and had bad exoeriences on ebay (hasn't everyone)...SO I think I ma going to go with the safer, albeit more expensive "off the rack" option....