Originally Posted by
GriddleCakes
But if this guy is willing to go "ridiculously high" on the price, depending on how high "ridiculously high" is, I might be able to recomp the time spend building and tuning the bike, the emotional investment that I have in the bike, and end up with plenty of money to buy an equal replacement and then some.

Perhaps offer to build a replica for him?
Motivated by the commuting vs recreational riding thread yesterday (and by the excellent temperatures) I took a long route home yesterday. Doubled my normal 12 mile route to get 25+. I found a couple of ugly climbs, but I suppose they were good for me. I also found a couple of nice sections for some good spinning.
Normal enough ride in this morning.