finished beater for grand total of £35, saddle angles annoying me, but Im pretty sure the cheapo micro adjust seatpost wont let that change... gah. thanks to awesome forumengers who supplied bits... it also now haz front brake.
In silver it will look fine with the build. It's fairly light and has a good clamping mechanism. Happy to be proved wrong, but I don't think you could do better for the money. Even better would be finding a 2nd hand one.
Obviously it will fuck your budget, but I'd suggest investing £20 on[URL="http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/SPPXSLT3D/planet_x_superlight_team_3d_forged_alloyseatpost"] this PX seatpost.
In silver it will look fine with the build. It's fairly light and has a good clamping mechanism. Happy to be proved wrong, but I don't think you could do better for the money. Even better would be finding a 2nd hand one.