Originally Posted by
Steely Dan
my BD.com bike has 100% ultegra 6700 drivetrain/brakes/shifters. wheel sets are mavic kyserium equipes. saddle, post, stem, & bars are all ritchey WCS. so i don't think they do the old mix and match from what's available on the cheap for their more expensive bikes.
my BD.com bike is titanium; finish is irrelevant in my case.
Same with my wife's Le Champion TI. The first bike I saw with Ultegra 6700 was hers. Definitely not left over parts from previous years. And, from what I've seen of their more moderately priced bikes, they don't use left over parts there either.
Her ti frame's finish is better than my Lynskey built Litespeed.