Woz":2a6n6wcf said:
Kind of agree Thread #1 didn't really run it's course fully, albeit it was going in some circles, the discussions as a whole
were correct and harmless. Most interesting for me personally, is exactly what IJohnson said:
"I also think that this bike raises a lot of questions about heritage and nostalgia and the companies that want to trade on them. And not just Raleigh. There are a lot of companies both big and small in that business. As the consumers we should be able to have a say. Whether this thread is the place for that, I don't know. Let's see where it takes us if the mods allow."
There is a point of course were history can't be re-created perfectly, and there will always be differences - large and/or small - so it may be best to just consider this modern frame as it is and compare with other modern frames on the market in a similar vain.
Obviously this is just my opinion, but from what I've seen this doesn't look like a £1500 frame, so if we are comparing it with what else is available on the market it doesn't look favourable! For a little over half the money you can get an 853 Bob Jackson, hand-built in Britain.
So the mark up really only has value if you are trading on the heritage.
Have they done enough to warrant that? Paid due respect to the heritage?