First time build advice

I'm planning on building a new bike and have no experience in bike building at all. i am looking to spend £800 (or less). I started looking at frames and components and was wondering if there is a general rule for how much should be spent on the frame vs the wheels and other components. also are there any recommendations on steel track frames, i like the look of the bob jackson Vigorelli Track
Thanks
J

Heres lots of bits...

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread11148.html

PM Pistanator.

If you have £800 I would spend £200-£250 on wheels and £300-£350 on a frame.

don't forget to pm asm too, he got quite a lots of aerospoke that he can sell for £50 for you.

thanks for the responses, £50 sounds really good! do you know if they're clincher?
Also iv come up against the steel vs aluminium question

Focus on the frame, chainset and wheels.

Maybe go to a shop and ask them to build for you?
you can choose the parts from the shop.

they clincher, just pm 'asm' for one, don't forget to specific what colour you want it in, 700c and clincher.

they clincher, just pm 'asm' for one, don't forget to specific what colour you want it in, 700c and clincher.

:)

asm does have a blue **aerospoke **going for £180.00!
a little cosmetic flaking but still rideable!
(ill post it on his behalf)

I've been eyeing up an off-the-peg Bob Jackson frame as a replacement. Not bad for £345.
I'd check ebay for Mercian frames. I got an '81 with reasonable paint for about £100. No track ends though.

£800 is a lot to spend on your first bike! What happened to being thrifty eh?

asm does have a blue **aerospoke **going for £180.00!
a little cosmetic flaking but still rideable!
(ill post it on his behalf)

Thanks zep!

£800 is a lot to spend on your first bike! What happened to being thrifty eh

Its not really my first bike, i'm hoping to upgrade from a giant bowery, im now thinking of just upgrading the components (ie spend a little less)
Thanks for the advice everybody! some very helpful stuff!

Just upgrade the frame, and spend a little bit on changing the component, you'd save probably half of £800 on that, unless you like the ride of the Bowery thought (nothing wrong with that).

Looking at the Bowery (what year is it?) I think the frame is the best bit. Get some nice wheels and chainset and you'll have a great bike for well less than 800 quid.

I have to admit that i like how the bowery feels, i've had two sets of faulty forks from giant so they're kindly replacing them with composites.

I think the frame is the best bit

Now i just need to buy components, which wheels would you recommend? would learning to build them myself be a bad idea?

don't forget to pm asm too, he got quite a lots of aerospoke that he can sell for £50 for you.

How much is that in dorrah?