I somewhat agree. If I were to buy one I'd ditch the double ring up front and fix that bike. Fairly easy to do.

As far as cost though, 1300 for a nice lugged, hand-built steel frame with a decent spec isn't outrageous. Probably more than I will ever spend on that sort of bike, but I do lust for a frame like that. Hmmm, maybe someone will buy one in my size, not like the SS thing and let it go for a song... Probably not. But I can dream, right?!