I think bikeisland was previously selling the frame alone (no fork) for $145. Now it's frame + fork for $199.

Bikeisland = free shipping, too. $36 is a big difference when you're only talking two bills to begin with. All the same, it's a small price to pay for a cool color otherwise unavailable outside having it powdercoated yourself.

I'm not knocking the nomco guy at all, he's listed several items that I thought were decent bargains, but if I had a frame powdercoated I'd at least remove the rackmount bolts so they didn't get sealed to the frame.