Not to turn this totally into a thread about Grant's attitute but...

He is a "retro-grouch" in a lot of ways, but he also has one of the best concepts of what a great normal person bike should be (minus the price tag). He is pretty spot on in a lot of catagories about bikes and where quality parts are most important. Remember that he and Bridgestone USA got squashed not because they were building an inferior product in any way, but just because they did not do a good job at keeping up with main stream bike builders and the new fashion of bikes. That would make a lot of people seem sour...