I am interested in building a carbon 29r . The problem is the cost of building a bike from the ground up. I have no donor parts to start the project with . My thought was to buy a lower to mid range bike from Bikes Direct and then remove the components from the Bikes Direct bike and install them on the new carbon frame . You can get some pretty good deals especially the very large and small sizes and because I don't need the frame anyway it seems to make good sense .If any one had input on this project I would really appreciate it . John