RIght, I have got an offer of this bike off ebay for £15

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...:BOCOR:GB:1123

And want to do it up for my girlfriend for a christmas present, she wants a 3 speed bike so I thought one with a sturmy archer rear hub would be a good idea.

The frame alone would probably cost £15 so even if the other parts are kaput its could still be a good idea.

I'd ideally like to do the whole thing for under £100 I know this is a tight budget but I am skint, I think I may even have to re spray it myself, perhaps possibly even get the decals redone myself.

I wanted to know if anyone has rebuilt wheels with sturmy archer hubs, the rims on this bike are probably fucked, but if I could rebuild new wheels cheaply that would be amazing.

I assume I would need the following

Pedals/Bars/Levers/Grips/Seatpost/Saddle?Brakes/Wheels and paint. all this has to be bought for under £100 including a lot of elbow grease!

My alternative is this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/classic-80s-re...item414a34a44b

as i'd need all those bits anyway.

Just wondering if anyone has any experience of respraying frames themselves, is it something that can be done in a weekend as this is all the time I would have to do it in without her finding it!

Any help or people thinking i might be insane would be greatly appreciated!