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[Matno]

Seems like somebody should have bid on this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3635859518&category=27948

[sammydog]

I always wanted to try one of those frames, but the last thing I need, or would be allowed to get, is another cross country frame.

I wonder what the reserve is.

[nummbnuts]

It is going to be hard to sell K2 stuff on ebay/mtbr while supergo is selling off the old stock so cheaply!

[Scott]

It shows how "marketing and style" drive what should be a practical decision-that certainly looked to be worth bidding on.  Wait wasn't there a breakage problem with that year frame?

[Carbon_Angus]

for whatever reason, i dunno either, nice parts mix,

he should try again

weird to have an XTR front der and a rear XT. nothing wrong with it, though

[Matno]

weird to have an XTR front der and a rear XT. nothing wrong with it, though

He probably realized that while the XT and XTR rear derailleurs are functionally identical, the XTR front derailleur actually used a fancier "parallel plate" technology. I don't think it actually made much difference, though some people claimed that it made shifting in the front more consistent. I think Shimano stopped using the design though, for whatever reasons...

Depending on the reserve, that bike probably could have been bought, parted out, and sold for a profit. You never know...

This one was almost more shocking though. Brand new frame, fork, and stem for $280?! Sheesh!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3636048444&category=22679&rd=1

[zulu]

  That looked like a good one too!
If any see's good deals post them I am always looking for a excuse for a new bike.
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[eastcoastk2]

There were no takers because this same exact (xtr rear XT front) bike is available at Supergo brand new for $999.99.

$1300 of retail!

How they can do this I don't know.