Panties in a bunch? I didn't find your tone to be at all 'respectfully disagreeing'.

I can appreciate fine workmanship, but I also appreciate experience. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that only Doriano and Danilo build, and that the steel and titanium frames are still made by them, mostly Doriano, and Cristiano does not build.

In my opinion, a Primato is the pinnacle of steel bikes. Forty years of technology and experience, along with modern metallurgy, went into it's design. Whether it passes your muster of what makes a bike 'good' or not, I could not care less. I certainly don't need you to feel sorry for me, I certainly don't feel sorry for you.

I could go on about the condescending tone of your post, but why bother?

Go ride your bike, ride it fast, like it was designed for. Or look at it on the wall, what you do matters not to me.