I did make the trade straight up however the Giordana was pretty rough and the Ross was overhauled and ready to go. They wanted a bike in the smaller size and one they could sell without any work. The Giordana had a trash seat, mismatched wheelset, trash bar tape, needed new cables and needed to be cleaned, touched up and overhauled. They didn't want to put in the time to get it to the condition where they could sell it. It turned out really well though. We both came out ahead.