Originally Posted by rjajr

I think that most of the people on this site are proabably a lot younger than me, so you may not understand my thoughts about buying the best bike I can find, regardless of price. I have been sensitive to price all my life; you have to be. But when you get older and you realize that you have less time ahead of you than behind you, you start thinking more reflective about the things you have done, and the things you still want to do. A Rohloff hub and SON dynamo are overkill, but that is point. I would like to have something at least once in my life that I think is the best, just this special gift to myself where I say, look, you can now relax after all these years of working and really enjoy yourself and ride this great bike that you could never have afforded when you were younger. I don't have to skimp on this particular present. Enjoy.