$7000 for the frame alone. A fraction of that price would get you a lighter cf frame with a weight limit 100 lbs higher and MUCH better ride quality.

Seriously, this whole line of reasoning reminds me of a poster who, a while back, was insisting that a steel frame could be as light as cf; as evidence, he offered some frame that, as it turned out, seemed to be a one-off proof of concept thing that wasn't actually for sale. Sure, a person can actually buy that Lightspeed Ghisallo...But why? Just to demonstrate that you can waste money on something inferior?