I love my De Bernardi to bits! Best bike I've ever owned. At the time I was looking it was either this or a Soma Rush. The Soma was alright but it just didn't speak to me the way the De Bernardi did. I also had an interest in IRO's MarkV frame but they didn't have a size that fit me right.

I'd rather have 2 De Bernardis than 1 custom bicycle. One brakeless and geared to haul ass, and one with two brakes and geared for centuries/recovery days.