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Started off planning to put together a cheap fixed gear to commute on, and started looking at cheap steel frames. In a moment of hideous rashness I've just bought some random old steel Holdsworth frame I know nothing about from eBay for £70 and I'm waiting for delivery to see what I've actually bought. It is coming with BB, seatpost, headset, stem and handlebars.
I've just been doing the sums.
wheels 100
brakes 30
levers 15
cables 10
crankset 40
chain 15
Saddle 15
So a total of £295
I was toying with trying to actually produce something smart, by doing a bit extra
respray 75
saddle 10
tape 10
decals 30
So total £420
Hadn't really looked at the costs like that before! For £400 I could just buy something new like a Felt Curbside 2011
Is this a fool's errand?