And you are upset because VO makes (slightly) cheaper knock-offs of Brooks saddles, Nitto handlebars, and Honjo hammered fenders? I mean, it has all been done before, long before.

Anyway, back to OP. Belleville is on my radar, especially after one of the shops in town offered $500 for last year’s model (which is exavtly same, it’s a carry-over). But here in Idaho market for retro-urban bikes is small-ish, so by autumn I couldn’t find any in stock to try. Most dealers never even ordered it.