Not sure if you've noticed but complete bikes these days are damn good. Every year they get better and for some reason it looks like the prices stay the same. $500,= gets you a lot of bike, so much that you don't need to change much (or anything) on it. Rolling out of the bike shop and straight to the ramp is well possible. We're looking forward to what the modelyear 2011 will bring. Even lighter bikes? Smaller gearing? We're only a few months away.