Mountains of western NC. He will ride a skateboard down the hill, stop, pop it into his hand, walk up the next, without looking. Repeat until he's wherever they're doing what he wants to do...which in Asheville, I'm not sure I want to know.

Best thing going for C&V with my son's crowd is cost. Pure and simple.
Cost of bikes, cost of parts, cost of tools. Simplicity, not technology.
They also consider public transit and bikes differently than previous generations.
Lowest rate of driver licensing in years. They know the future is not rosy.

An indestructible 5-sp IGH at low cost.
A steel frame with a quill stem.
This would sell.