Originally Posted by
avole
You'll be lonely ! However, I do like the incurable optimism. How many dealers are there in your area, or are you totally reliant on the manufacturer for parts?
When buying a brand new product facing many risks & delays,
I find that the results are the same for both optimism & pessimism.
But the former is good for mental health, & the latter annoys others.
We each make our choice.
As for parts, I can get all but the proprietary ones at our LBS.
(We've lost a few, but some survived the purge.)
And if western civilization (or Helix) collapses, I have a machine shop.