I have a fleet of Retrospec bikes, five total. Two for my kids and three for adults. The price point for the quality and components is the best you can find anywhere. I have looked at every single bicycle vendor I could find via chat gpt and google and nothing compares to Retrospec. If you want a higher quality bike, you need to either pay for it or upgrade your components.
As for the Beaumont, I was a little bummed that they downgraded some of the features from my original Retrospec bike which I think was an old Harper? Basically, the Beaumont does not have the quick release axles and little things like the pedals and rear carrier seem to be a little less high quality. However, the functionality of the V breaks and the rear carrier spring that clamps bags into place is a nice touch. All in all it was an even trade.
The only misleading thing about this bike based on the specs are the Pedal Thread size. It says it is a 1/2 inch thread but I am pretty sure it is a 9/16 thread size. I bought new pedals that were 1/2 inch and same TPI but they were too small. I think someone at Retrospec needs to confirm this.