I dont know what sop stands for ...
The reason I outed myself ( I could have just ignored this, right ? ) Is that I want to make sure that if folks do comparison shopping that they play with open cards ... meaning that they say what all the pesty additional costs are when comparing. Instead of throwing out a number which might or might not work in the end ... I didnt accuse him of anything I barely said that I felt cheated .... I would only ever say that I was tricked if I can proove that somebody was intentionally tricking me . ( Which he obviously didnt )

Also there is more to the story. If somebody would have asked me to buy a Boardwalk cause he wants to upgrade all those bits and pieces, I would most likely suggested a different bike already close or maybe even better than the updgrade price ... The dual drive components cost 300 dlrs ???? and you have to bend a frame wide to make it somehow fit ??? you end up with a comparable lousy handlebar ( comparable to the alloy adjustable revolve stems) with steel cranks, no warranty, and and and and have spend 500 plus no labour, and no gurantee that it will work at all and and and for $700 I have a speed Tr with all the stuff on it and much more....

Its a fun story if somebody has a Boardwalk and really puts a lot of effort into it and spruces up the bike to his individual needs, there are somme gorgous examples out there .. But buying one and sink a lot of money into it right away doesnt make sense.

Ok. ?
Thor