Cold, raw, white-hot metal. Mixture of Track, ATB, Hybrid with aftermarket parts. a bike for 1%er. SNAFU

Re. the thing not being impressively cheap - take a look at the Dolan mentioned previously, for under £200. At the end of the day, price doesn't matter if you like the bike - it's yours afterall and if you like buying things for it, go ahead and let it keep you happy, but if you're still truly carrying on with the aim of making this a 'cheap budget bike', and thinking you've got a bargain ride then, for the quality of what you've got, that ship sailed a long time ago.

Just an observation. You clearly have great enthusiasm for the thing which is good to see

well yeah the frame is a huge expense. the wheels arent awfully expensive... just think for nearly £300 its a bit underwhelming for a so called "budget bike"