It is expensive at $2500, it does have everything, all working. I can understand how a purchaser may prefer the kit. I have all of that on my Saga Disc but it took time and effort to make it all work together, it all done on this bike.
It is a nice bike, stable, touring geometry, heavy steel like LHT/DT/Saga/Vaya. I rode one several times when I was working at a Specialized dealer. Glad to see they migrated to a triple, that way if you need a lower gear you can just swap out the Tiagra triple for a mountain/trekking crank with a 22T (~$70 on ebay/UK sellers), everything else is compatible.
Last edited by Mr IGH; 04-21-17 at 08:23 AM.