I look for closeout deals on new bikes or frames that are 1-2 years old. Most recently, I bought a complete 2017 Colnago C-RS with shimano 105 for about half of the original price. I stripped the bike down to the bare frame and built it up with Campy Chorus, then sold the take-off parts, as a complete package, on E-bay. That got me the frame for about $950, compared to the retail $1700 for the frame only.

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