[Drew Carey]

All the parts you buy, if new, would be covered under manufacturers warranty anyway......plus, my understanding was that most frames, if bought new were covered under warranty providing you didn't use forks that are not in the permitted size etc.

So if you want to build one, then providing all new parts, which for the budget you would probably be doing - then do it, as Scoobs said, you will get a tailor made bike - rather than a bike you want to spend loads doing up.

What kind of bike you after anyway? XC, AM, DH