Originally Posted by croppera

Ha, as If I would answer straight. I will say that when I added up components and such I think I paid 35-40% retail for my big dummy.

Hey, the part about limited interest in odd specialty bikes was true - the seller did post it on craigs for more than a month and got no takers for it at his list price. I had no idea what I was getting until I did some research on the components. He had it built up too nice for the average craigslist user to see anything but the price (which my LBS said was fair). He came down by 30% from his asking price for me just because selling it local was easier than finding a buyer and shipping. I can't imagine trying to ship a surly big dummy.

So, my reply to the price question is rather true even if it does evade the actual price issue.