What kind of riding will you be doing with it? Geo's you like, steel or ally?
Sam Nichols has a nice mk1 Inspired for sale if you offer him the right amount of money.
There was a system everyone used to use back in the day that really helped with traveling long distances. It mounted onto the freehub body and was operated by a variable length cable, worked quite well but i can't for the life of me remember the name. G somethings?
Cool stuff, come say hello - i'll be on the black and green Leeson with a troll on it
EDIT; Harry you man, will see you there! And let you in on the secret mission...
As you come out of the station, go under the railway bridge and aim towards the big open square, or just follow the signs saying "guildhall". Pretty easy
Agree with Jeff completely - there's a few areas you should never cut costs with, the hub/ freewheel probably being the most important. You need to be able to trust it completely and for it not to let you down no matter what level you're at!
EDIT: i wrote that then forgot about it before posting it. 7 replies later... :$