I will give it a yes as is and a yes at any budget with a pair of veloflex masters.

So darn close. The pic quality is astounding though!

Okay.

I feel like I'm hating the hipster tires exactly the right amount.

Other than that, I like it.

Is that a Ritchey Trail seatpost?

I only run Veloflex on non-budget builds. :)

I think Clement (at least by name) was reborn not too long ago if someone is looking for budget gumwalls(?).


Nay! Ritchey WCS

At about $40 per, its a crime not to use veloflex. They are about the best thing going in clinchers.

I have Veloflex Corsa on 2 other wheelsets and have used them for ~6 years now. Great tires, but not the best flat protection on my commutes. There'll be hell to pay if the SUV driving management at work finds out I'm 15 mins late to a meeting (or the cubefarm in general) due to a flat tire on my non fossil fuel burning commute.

My first build and first road bike. It's a 2002 Trek 2000

As purchased for $100 from Craigslist:
http://www.castellcomputers.com/imag...l/trek2kb4.jpg

After about $450 in parts from e-bay, amazon and LBS:
http://www.castellcomputers.com/imag...nal/trek2k.jpg

good on a budget but not hot

Lemond is almost hot. I don't like white tires.

Made some changes since the last time I posted this.

http://i.imgur.com/v39pSH9.jpg

I'd say. That's not even a Motobecane anymore!

And yet you're still in the little ring...

Looks like those run nearly $3000...http://www.triacebicycle.com/bikes/road.html

Doesn't mean he paid that much.

Hot! I kinda want one of those Motobecane Ti's someday.

I recently bought this frame on Ebay for $500. The wheels originally had red lettering on them, which I removed. Any other tips?

http://i.imgur.com/yswjGeg.jpg

Pretty hot.

How do you like the ride?

Hot, wouldn't change a thing.

except chop that little bump of steerer if you know you're gonna leave your stem there. But I agree, I like it as is. HOT

Thanks! I love it, but I was previously riding on a Nashbar frame so I'm not all that sure how it stacks up to other entry level frames. It's about 16lb even right now fwiw.

Absolutely hot!! I love LeMonmds anyway and that is a darned attractive bike.

Finally got my decals.
 

I wanted to put it back on budget hot or not with the decals.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2842/...405a7f61_b.jpg
007 by bugly64, on Flickr

The crabon fibber is hot. What's the blue thing on the stem?

Hot. But agree, the steerer being cut would really change how that front end looks.