I disagree, they are trying to show off thier new bikes and they should have them built up the way they are selling them. I work for a bike company and all of our bikes at Interbike are the same as they are in the catalogue and how they will be shipped to the consumer.
Dont get me wrong, I think the frame looks great. Those graffics are really nice, but they need to up the spec for the XC crowd. I hope youre right and they were just in a pinch and threw on what they had layin around the warehouse.