Originally Posted by crgowo
$979 seems like a good deal, since less then a year ago they were 1700 for the lowest model.
As for the brakes thats totaly up to you. How much more are they at the lbs then online? Does the free installation and support justify the higher price to you, or would you mind installing and setting them up yourself? If not how much would the lbs charge to install, added to the price online how much difference would it be if you would just purchase at lbs?
Can anyone else understand this besides me

Thank you very much for understanding the real dilemma here

I am still working out the details, but I may just buy the bike, non-d version and then updgrade later, I suppose I don't need them right away.
Cheers

I think I need one!