lowbicycles: hype or worth it?

I like their approach to quality and non-Italian craftsmanship. the pelizzolis are nice no doubt, but they don't do it for me...

What is their approach to quality? Handmade? South East Asian frames are "handmade" too.. Being American? Being non-Italian?

I actually the look of the mash frames, and if I get something a tad rarer with less hype but of equal quality

Cinelli/MASH frames are.... Chinese...

and maybe more of a true track geo that would be great!

What is "true track"? Looking at the stock Lows I don't see anything about them that seems "true track".. 74 degree seat-tubes across the board on their Standard reminds me more of the road frames that Colnago sold in North America than "true track". Surely not a 6-days frame.. Nothing about them that says "no track" but..

I'm sure they are OK.. I'm just not a fan of long long seat-posts and riser stems.. With modern alu (OS, shaped etc.) tubes not much weight is saved.. Don't see really any advantage.. but some negatives.. like flex in the seatpost.. But.. hey... who said fashion needs to make sense or ...