Originally Posted by Riggsy

Purists rejoyce! I have been outbid beyond my budget on the Guerciotti, so it and the flair of the 80's will live to ride again. To Davidad, Metacortex, Zukahn1, Dabac, FMB42, Ultraman6790, Hillrider and CAcycling - I appreciate your expertise when answering my question and your words of encouragement, I have been pointed in the right direction and I appreciate the help. FMB42 - Thank you especially for the welcomes and the luck on my project. Ironically, this thread has also reminded me why I hate forums, so your 'welcome to the bike forum' has been wasted. I never really understood why forums are so chock full of people ready to cut your throat for thinking differently about the same hobby - wasn't the idea of forums that likeminded folks could get together around the proverbial 'water cooler' and all discuss something they all loved?

The fly fishing forum I used is filled with traditionalists who scorn the 'egg fly and indicator' guys who, in turn, catch more fish and turn into bloated better-than-yous. Photography forums are just giant knife fights between Nikon and Canon users. My animation and compositing forums are a combination of the two, where you'll need to defend your brand of software package just as much as your style, and then your creative choices to boot! I don't see the point of coming to a place of convergence between so many viewpoints and so much experience simply to waste time flaming people when they do something that conflicts with your side of the coin. I don't care if John Wayne is an American Hero! Clint Eastwood is just as good! Branch out a little bit! It can be guaranteed that at some point you've also done something that someone 'more enlightened than you' has looked down upon with scorn.

Well, like I said earlier, thanks for the real advice. And to the people that will read this only to have what I'm saying simply bounce off your closed mind, you've won, I suppose. I will not be back.