Weigle, Wojcik, IF, Serotta, Fat City: End of an Era?

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Originally Posted by Clean39T

Agreed. No. 22's new touches with their 3D printed drop-outs that actually look amazing.. and their new stem. ..they are pushing an envelope.

Not to direct too much, but this is really where I was hoping this thread would meander, topic-wise.

I know the OP is multi-faceted, and quite the breadth of places this can go, but more on the idea of what "change with the times" might mean in the context of the newer crop of builders in the New Eng/Upstate scene.

I understand brands age, and after a certain span of time, it isn't 'exciting' like it used to be. Not that the bikes aren't nice-- I think we can all agree if a Seven showed up at our door w/o paying for it, we'd be extremely elated.

Are there some parallels between the brands I'm mentioning? What are the new builders doing that might make you choose them over one of these classic marques?

Have y'all ridden so many examples of these that it's just time to try something new? No wrong answers.