Originally Posted by
deadly downtube
i have a great bike but i have 5k to burn ... adopt a family of starving children??
Guess it wouldn't be BF without one of those.

What are you following a script or something?
(FWIW, I give lots of money to what I believe are worthy causes that help people, but that's hardly relevant to this thread.)
Thanks for the feedback so far, folks. I appreciate it.
This is likely my last bike for a very long time, so I'm sure I'll agonize over the decision a whole lot.