The Ruffians have been available here in the US for a couple of years now. I've sold a number of them. They're handcrafted IN Germany, including the frames are all welded by real craftsman. Its a beast from the standpoint of structural soundness, and the ride is actually surprisingly comfortable. Ruff has tried a couple prior North American distributors that just didn't work out, so with putting an office here in US, perhaps they will be marketed a bit better. The Ruffians put the Vintage to shame, and there just isn't any comparison whatsoever. You have to see them in person. No disrespect to Mr. Leno, but he chose the wrong ebike if he wanted that certain cafe racer style bike. (and sorry, but the hub drive just completely ruins the look). I also order in parts/frames from Ruff Cycles, as they offer cool extremely cool looking frames, awesome components, and then custom outfit however a client wants it as a bike or ebike. Their paint finishes and colors are stunning. (powder coatings). For that amount of money, there is just no other ebike at that price point that I'd personally spend my own money on. Its an incredible piece of craftsmanship and real artwork. A couple of my customers have some stellar bike collections, and they were all over this when they came in, and gushed more about it than virtually any other bike they have had in their collections, one of which who had been doing this for 50 years, and has several ORIGINAL Stingrays in MINT condition and others dating back into the 1800's. I'm simply amazed Ruff is selling it for this price, knowing the amount of labor and painstaking detail that went into these builds.
