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Rivendell sweats the details. Having ridden a bunch of cheap frames and a few expensive ones, I can tell you that many of the expensive ones had something special about them. When I first test rode the bike I have now it put a goofy grin on my face.
I like the fact that Riv is offering frames with a range of prices from $1k to $2k now. As the costs of the Toyo built frames went up they found other sources. They have a new Roadeo road frame built by Waterford for $2k which is a good deal for a frame from that factory. Still at the $2k level there are a lot of builders in play in the US and even Italian manufacturers like Cinelli, De Rosa etc.
I've ridden Rivendells for a while so my next bike will be racier that their laid back big tyre clearance geometry.