Sale on Javelin complete bikes (Page 10)

I think on page 7 or 8 of this thread there is a great breakdown of all the components.

Mirage is entry level - a little better than Sora IMO.  Uprgrading components on Campy is a bit less expensive than it is on Shimano or SRAm.  You can buy upgrade kits for under $400 to go up to Veloce and Centaur for around $500.  You would have to do the work yourself or pay a LBS to do it.  You can't get prices like that at an LBS though.  About $850 to go to Chorus and about $1200 to go to Record.

It is hard to equate the parts, but Mirage is somewhere between Sora and 105, Veloce is right around the Shimano 105, Centaur is Ultegra, Chorus is Ultegra SL, and Record is Dura-Ace.  These are estimates and are not unequivocally true statements.  

On my Varese, derailers are both Veloce & bar-end shifters are un-named Campy, but I can't imagine they sell enough bar-end shifters to warrent different levels to be produced.

If you havent come across them already, try:

www.nashbar.com  or  www.performancebike.com

When I ordered my Parma's this morning Geoff said they where outfitted with xenon all around.  I have seen the PDF spec sheet which is a few notes back in the thread.  The spec sheet comes from a site other than Javelin so I would not take it as authority.  Can any other new parma owners comment on what their bikes are outfitted with, just out of curiosity?

Overall, I think its still a great deal.  I am new to the sport as well as my wife ( as soon as she delivers our 3rd child this Sept.... next year honey).  we are excited, maybe a little nervous about putting the bikes together when they come next week.

I think we are seeing a little bit of this because, when I talked to Geoff early on, he told me that they didn't have a particular year model, but they were a mix of years.  I think some are getting 2005 and some are getting 2006 based on size ordered and what is left.  Mine has Mirage shifter and front Derailers and Xenon rear derailer.  I was one of the first people to respond to the e-mail(they answered the phone right away). 

That being said, I have completed the minor changes to my Parma and he is ready to roll.  His name is Mr. Walker, but I will allow you to call him Herchel.

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