Originally Posted by
Road Fan
New vintage-style bikes with vintage-style components are just a style. When riders recognize and value the durability and reputation of such bikes over the "benefits" of more modern bikes, it's only a matter of time until bigger manufacturers cotton on and start to fill that gap with "me, too" new ones.
Just another marketing ploy, a niche to fill.
Cycling is a niche activity, maybe 4% of the population ride bikes, C&V is one of the smaller niches inside the cycling niche.