Budget is pretty tight. I can get an old 8 speed Acera for 33 quid or so, but then I'd also have to replace the shifters, and that starts bumping up the cost. I've got about 700 quids worth of work needed on my Orbit Harrier, so I basically want to get the Hard Rock back on the road for tuppence, if possible. I will happily build my own wheels, though, so really it's just the groupset. If it weren't for import costs, I probably would just buy the whole lot from one of these Ebay or Aliexpress sellers and be done with it.
There isn't much in the way of second hand bike dealers around here. Or bike shops at all, for that matter.
TBF, what I've got at the moment is not something most people would consider resurrecting, I'd have thought. I was wondering about moving to a big range cassette with single chainring, though. The idea does make me nervous -- I love my granny gears!
Sam