I'd recently heard about a new "vintage" bike shop in Santa Barbara so when a job took me to the area a few weeks ago, I went searching. When I found it, I was awestruck with the sheer amount and variety of NOS. I met Baron for the first time and though a perfect stranger, he spent at least an hour showing me around, an experience I will never forget. At the time, he did not want his new location widely advertized, as he still had much organizing to do, so I kept mum about it. But the cat is or soon will be out of the bag as the place is more shrine than store.
I would not hesitate to do business with Baron, either based on my past purchases from Renaissance (Holland) or my recent personal meeting with him.
Jack Romans
Sacramento, Calif