If you are happy that is what's important. I just didn't want you paying 2001 price for a 1998 frame. IF he is showing pictures of a frame with the cutout seat tube, then it is a different frame than the one in the photo. A look at the PDFs I linked to show the differences. The photo doesn't have all of the telltale signs of the cutout. I wish you the best of luck with your new Litespeed. I currently ride an 05 Tuscany and a 03 Ultimate and love them both. I wish I still had my 01 Ultimate as it didn't have the carbon stays that my 03 has. I like the all Ti frames and that is why I was thrilled when my wife bought me the Tuscany frame for my birthday a few years ago. I have ridden Litespeeds (mostly Ultimates) since about 1996 and have only seen them get better and better. I think the current Siena is one of the most versatile racing bikes out today. It is plenty stiff but still provides a nice ride. My Tuscany uses the same tube set as the Siena but in a level top tube instead of sloped. They stopped making it after 2005. Again, enjoy the new Litespeed and I hope you have as many years of enjoyment from it as I have had from mine.

Pb Okole