Alright then, so bad idea or not
I have a 53cm 2009 Gary Fisher Triton in good nick with a set of Varno-built DP18's on Miche hubs for £325. Based in London.
It's the one I bought from YetiDamo, http://www.lfgss.com/thread72544.html, a bit small for me though.
How tall are you?