Originally Posted by
KonAaron Snake
I strongly disagree...many of have invested large amounts into dream bikes, we're mostly a bit older and past wannabee racer trendiness, we love steel and lugs and we value aesthetics. Many of us have or will invest in customs and/or other modern C and V KOF bikes. If Riv isn't attracting us, they have a problem.
I actually was thinking of you when I wrote that comment.
But even so, I'd say a good... 70% of this forum would completely balk at the idea of blowing $2000+ on a new bike, even if it's all decked out in vintage-y parts. (Or perhaps especially because it's decked out in vintage-y parts—there's no advantage to them compared to 20-year-old parts at 1/10 the price).