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I think that's the exact point. She's not a bike nerd. Coming from riding bog standard off the peg girls' bikes, to her these parts are the most incredible thing she's ever seen. I know she really doesn't truly appreciate those Paul levers, I know that she won't care that there isn't any Chris King on it at all. VO make attractive, decent stuff at a fair price.
I was mostly concerned with putting together a girl's bike at a vaguely affordable price that combined a belt drive, internal hub and disc brakes (there aren't many of those around at the moment). Now MY idea of an over-the-top town bike build would something like the Hufnagel city bike! And the spec list for my road bike is a bit more over the top (King, Thomson, Ritchey, HED), but I still can't afford Campag EPS (Ultegra di2 for me). Everything is about compromises...