Although we like to tell ourselves that retro biking is ever more popular, it must tell some kind of a story if the only three people in the whole world willing to pay more than £250 for a well-equipped 1994 de Kerf are all on this site.
But maybe it tells us something about de Kerf as well. I still rate him very highly and I'd have been very intrigued to own a de Kerf, even if just as a trial (the bike was a size too big for me really). But he seems to be struggling commercially. The website says he announced he was closing down in Sept 2006, then went back on it in 2007, but it doesn't list any dealers so presumably he mainly sells direct. He certainly isn't cheap - a basic frame is $CAD1,750 = £950 plus $80 for V-bosses as well as disc-tabs, $300 for custom geometry, $475 for sliding dropouts etc. (compare Rody's price of $1,200 for a custom build).
But the reality is that a complete bike with Pace/XT kit went for £270. I don't really get it I must admit.
