Originally Posted by
Bad Lag
For what type of riding do you plan to use it?
Just around town, general purpose, guest bike, easy trail kind of thing. I don't need anything special, but if I'm going to work on it and invest my emotions in it I want a decent level of quality to start with. Like LX/XT (or equiv) components, double butted frame. I don't really care if it's double butted but that's just kind of an indicator of the whole bike's quality, so I'd assume if it's a cruder frame the rest of the bike would be cruder.