Originally Posted by Wingsprint

Wow...

The newer bike with better parts has gone up $100 more that the bike in the OP.. So what? If someone is willing to pay that much (too much), more power to the seller.

There are no bids on the old bike in the OP..

Did you even bother to read why the OP's friend did not buy the S-Works bike in the OP?

My posts in this thread were an honest attempt to assist the OP by sharing what I would pay for the bike. Others have posted the same opinions. Based on the PM's I have received, people agree the bike is worth no more than $1000.

So here is how I see it. You have quoted a "value" from the Bicycle Blue Book (which is almost never right). I posted a different opinion on what the OP should pay and you attempted to engage me in a flame war.

There is a thread in another section of this site discussing why traffic on forums is down. Here is a good example of why many people no longer participate in forums.

Do everyone else a favor and don't bother responding because they deserve better and in turn, I will return that favor by never responding to anything you post on this site again.

I don't have the time for this.