By the time I could afford a Rivendell [2], I couldn't, so I bought an Atlantis. It was my reward for working full-time for a year as a web developer.
More to come...
Links:
[1] https://pancake.org/node/501
[2] http://www.rivbike.com
[3] http://www.rivendellbicycles.com/html/bikes_atlantisframes.html
[4] http://www.wallbike.com/B17.html