>I don't wish to sound a bum note here, but I am somehow missing the plot?
Ah, there are Toeis and there are Toeis... please have a look at this one and let me know if it changes your impressions at all:
http://bulgier.net/
There are lovely details on this machine that continue to attract my eye though I have come back to these pictures many times. I think perhaps it is my favorite contemporary bike (at least for now...).
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA