Just bough the Roadrat long frame for a bargain & am planning on building a good hydraulic brake based ride. i'm guessing where i'll be starting and needing help on are the rear Hub? 9speed, 160mm rotor friendly & on the cheap? is there such a thing? (planning on fitting SHIMANO DEORE hydraulics)
as for the transmission i do like gears as i dont like hills & coming from a mountain bike background i need some ideas? Am seriously looking at Shimano Alfine 8speed hub as it might be cheaper then getting a oldskool gear set up..