I have the craze as well, my wife cried about it when I bought a Paramount Waterford on vacation. I have since broken her in and she has finally she has come to terms with it. My friends call me the bike Whisperer and think I am crazy as well. As Wrk101 mentions go for quality over quantity. I have been trading up, buying a couple mid grades at garage sales, selling and pooling the money for higher grades.