No. I think I was fairly tight-fisted and penny-pinching. It may bite me in the ass before we're all said and done.

Frame, CF fork and seatpost from Nashbar delivered for $233. Total crap shoot. They are really spare on specs. Could be they change vendors all the time.

My first impression is that it's kinda weird up front.

I purchased Shimano bits mostly down-end except my shifters. Dura-Ace downtube shifters almost feel like Veloce so I really couldn't go any lower.