well pardon me, but I think that most american bikes from the portland/riv/velo orange set have about as much class as this :

Don't get me wrong, I like the cycling revival in the US and I like that there's a lot of love for old bikes, but many of the new bikes and parts just miss the elegance of the french originals. All the tubes are just a little too fat, the alloy parts lack elegant lines and logo's are way too " thought out". It's all too clean in general. Look for instance at old stronglight cranks: very elegant, very french and instantly recognizable as such, but the logo's a squigly mess. Also, the colours on these modern builds are just a little too bright. It all just misses the dirty french edge!

I acknowledge my utter failure to describe the "je ne sais quoi" though