Spending 10% of my income on bicycles was routine when I was younger. These folks are just doing a better job on the income side of the equation. Although I will say that my custom bikes were actually made to my dimensions instead of needing a boutique to determine the appropriate stem and seatpost length for a "custom" bike.
Liquor in a bike store equals class? How unctuous. Come to think of it, I do have a draft beer tap in the shop. Swiss espresso machine is upstairs though.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ