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On the commute to work I never change gear, and I'm killing my old Trek.
I'm not rich, and I have no experience building bikes, but I have a reasonable set of tools, and I'm keen to learn.
I need a solution that's the right balance of ease of build (beginner), finance (pretty skint) and decent performance. Yeah, so that'll be the moon on a stick, right?
I'd like to buy some new wheels for my Trek, so I could hopefully use the old Bontrager Select wheels on the new build.
I was reading about Visp frames on here, and they sound fairly decent and cheap.
What else would I need and how cheaply, and simply could I build a bike?
My list so far is:
Frame: Visp (frame, fork, and seatpost), £145, or a Dolan frame on ebay for ~£80 (needs a fork)
(fork, seatpost)
Bottom Bracket
Headset
Brake
Brake Lever
Headset
cranks
pedals
chain
seat
seat clamp
brake hangers front / rear if you use cantilever brakes
stem
handlebars
(wheels/tires/tubes)
Are there any pitfalls finding parts for odd sizes.