Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Er, yeah, 1900$USD for a bike with full 105 is a ripoff, plain and simple. You should be able to get full Ultegra at the very least for that price, likely with some really nice wheels and a great saddle. I'd check another LBS, this is a good time to be buying from the LBSs because they are getting rid of their 2006 stock.
Or you could do what many of us here at BF have done and find a great deal on the internet, but that is another thread entirely
um, I'm not sure this is the best advice. there's plenty of junk frames available for $1900 or less with "full ultegra"
my understanding is that this particular bike has a handbuilt frame from marinoni
in such a case I wouldn't even consider whatever minute differences there is between 105 and Ultegra
getting a nice frame is more important than the difference between two similar groupsets (and 105 is
more than adequate, we're not talking about sora or mirage)