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Yes, I wish I'd just got the Falz in the first place but you live and learn.
Ah man, I'm lusting after a Prima so much. I think they're superb looking bikes and Dario and Martina's work looks impeccable.
Re Pegoretti, yes, it's interesting. I've seen more Pegs on the road here in the U.S. in a couple of years than I did in eight years of regular riding in the U.K. I think I saw one whilst living in England but have seen at least ten over here.
There's a surprisingly good distribution network here for them, via Gita, which makes it somewhat easy to actually buy one. Dario also had good relationship's with U.S. builders. His relationship with Richard Sachs obviously created PegoRichie lugs and tubing, for example. He was a member and contributor on VelocipedeSalon. A regular exhibitor at NAHBS. Chris King manufacture his D11 headset and as far as I understand, he was a huge fan of American pop culture - perhaps this meant he was simply more connected to the American bike market.
I admire his work a lot and would love one of his bikes, but ultimately, if I'm spending that much cash on a steel frame, I'd want something a bit more artisanal. For example, the Kirk that I have a deposit in for.
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Interested to hear how that goes. I was looking at a Bixxis recently with that fork but ultimately went elsewhere and chose the Ritchey fork for a little extra tyre clearance. Still would be nice to know about for future projects though as it looks quite nice.
Seeing you're on a few US centric forums, any idea why Pegoretti appears to have a cult level following there? Barely a mention of him on European forums but people seem to go weak at the knees there when his name comes up over there.