SactoDoug

Hello everyone,

If you don't want to read the background, then skip to the bottom of my post.

Background
Two weeks ago I started commuting to work to lose weight, save dough, and get in shape. My commute is 16 mile each way (32 miles total) which takes about 70 minutes (140 minutes total) each way through city traffic. I commute 2-3 times a week.

I took my old 20 year old BCA hybrid out of retirement for the task. I have done my best to take just the bare minimums with me by leaving a change of cloths, lunch etc at work the day prior. The thing is that my old bike has a 4130 Chrome Molly frame which is very heavy. It is actually heavier than my aluminum frame full suspension mountain bike.

I have a friend that rides a CF bike to commute a similar distance. He swears by it so I have decided to buy one for myself.

Question
I found a listing on eBay that looks too good to be true. As they always say, if it looks too good to be true, it usually isn't true. Is this a good deal or not? Here are the "stats" for the listing:

FRAME
BOTTECCHIA FULL CARBON FIBER MONOCOQUE

FORK
BOTTECCHIA CARBON-FIBER 1-1/8” FITTED WITH FSA IS-2 AHEADSET

WHEELSET
VUELTA XRP PRO 30mm RIM W/ AERO SPOKES & PRECISION SEALED BEARINGS

TIRES
KENDA 23c DUAL COUMPONDBLK/RED/BLK

CRANK
FSA OMEGA COMPACT 50x34T ISIS w/EXTERNAL BEARINGS

PEDALS
BOTTECCHIA SPD CLIPLESS ALLOY

SHIFTERS
SHIMANO 105 SHIFTER/BRAKE LEVER

BRAKES
CANE CREEK SCR3 DUAL PIVOT COLD FORGED

FRONT DER
SHIMANO 105 5600

REAR DER
SHIMANO ULTEGRA 6700

CASSETTE
SHIMANO 105 10-SPEED 12/25T

CHAIN
SHIMANO 105 10-SPEED

HANDLEBARS
VUELTA XRP PRO 31.8 OS 6061 ALLOY

STEM
VUELTA XRP PRO 31.8 OS 6061 ALLOY

SEAT POST
VUELTA XRP PRO 27.2 x 300mm 6061 ALLOY

SADDLE
BOTTECCHIA

Price: $1144 w/ shipping

If this is not that good of a deal, where are the weaknesses and can they be helped with relatively cheap upgrades?