Oh yes you can afford a Bruce Gordon at
www.bgcycles.com . The BLT I got was $1600.00 right off the showroom floor. Actually off the floor. I live near his shop and I bought his demo bike. A couple of hundred more for a rear rack. He is a good guy, if not the most chatty type, and has helped me several times since then. He TRUELY appreciated people who use his bikes a lot instead of letting them just sit around. Someone out there might even have gone insane and want to sell a used one. A Bianchi Volpe would be a less expensive alternative.