The CremeCycle looks pretty sweet. Is there one in town that you can try? I'd want a test drive if I were gonna spend that much.
I've been known to spend lots of time and money building a bike that's perfect on paper only to decide it doesn't ride quite the way I'd hoped.
When I decided to step up from my Sports I found the Raleigh Supercourse was just what I wanted. Those come in mixte. I don't know if the mixte has what I love about mine. I'd build one up just to find out, though. It's in the frame geometry. When I figure it out I'll let you know.
Sorry, I don't have any numbers for you. I've got well over $50 into the SC at this point but there were a few donor bikes involved and it doesn't have one of those new fangled IGHs.
Um, what does fangled mean?