Mark,
If you thought a Colnago was the best ride you'd ever thrown a leg over, I'd bet money you've never ridden a Richard Sachs. I've had some gorgeous Italian bikes, but nothing even remotely compares with the Sachs. As far as I know it is in a class by itself. Even my much beloved Columbine does not touch it.
Opiniated as ever,
Tom Sanders
Lansing, Mi