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They are /It is a unipack...or very close...
A guy I know bought one and it is shite after all...it's just a bit better finished...ie 'shiny'...the crank, the wheels, the bottom bracket, the 'everything else...'
is still just cheapo cheapo 'moon cheese' shite...
Advice...
1)Read loads of threads in here about nice bikes...(see bike porn thread) and why everyone agrees 'why' they are nice, then loads of threads about 'nice' parts, and then loads of threads about how to put it together.
2)When searching/spotting for a frame...Look at the clearances, on anything other than 'shite' it will have a small clearance ie the gap between the wheels and the frame...if there are no wheels in said frame...It should look 'pointy' or spiky...and not 'long'...This helps it turn quicker, is stiffer so that it transfers your leg power to the road, and looks 'cool'. When you have looked for all this 'stuff' on loads of bikes that you don't buy...ie.you just perve...then you can find one that gives you a thrill...it is then you look for .....
3)Quality. look on here and ebay and find out what a 'good' price is for 'stuff'...ie...a reasonable clean set of mavic rims on 'not bad' hubs...£30-£70...see what I'm getting at there?
this should take you about 3-4weeks of swotting...upto maybe an hour a day....some times upto 4...jesu christos...
then build a bike...