First, I don't remember either a gentlemen's handshake (female gender inclusive) nor a rule about outing on this list. That is not why I wrote.
I saw one of these bikes and had a chance to buy it at Copake and then again at Monson if my memory does not fail me. You could have had the bike and the team carrier with wheels for $500 and barely anyone gave it a second look. That was a couple of years ago so not sure what became of it but it seemed to be more a novelty than a collectors item. I do remember the strange front fork/stem arrangement and wondered how it rode with that peculiarity in geometry.
Ray Homiski
Elizabeth, NJ