Thank you for the kind words. Humbling and quite possibly not so deserving. I do this for purely selfish reasons. The joy of the hunt. The rush of making an excuse to the better half on why I need another two bikes that look the same (her words). The thrill of having many completely different riding choices when I get out on the weekend. And of course the ability to show-off a bit.

While the bikes are beautiful and seductive to me

, I have no basis in knowledge to comment any further. However, I applaud your motives (and successful navigation of the obstacles) wholeheartedy, not to mention the outcome.