I've gotten 3 nice steel frame bikes on the road in the last year. And all at a budget of less than $500. I found 2 of them at thrift stores and another at a yard sale. I've gotten most of the upgrades from E-bay. I just installed a set of bar ends on the Schwinn and love them. They were the most expensive part I have had to buy so far at $65.00 shipped. The Ross is probably the lightest frame being Cro-moly, but the components aren't that great. Keep looking you'll find some bike that needs rescued..