I couldn't be happier with my 1932 Crescent 20" saw. It's only got a hare less than 12" resaw capacity, but it's a very versatile size - big enough to handle whatever i've needed, yet small enough to get in and out of my basement shop.
I'm an advocate of buying used equipment. I can afford cadillac on my chevy budget.
I'm not saying not to buy new, but it may be worth looking around a bit to see if anything decent is locally available. Getting a good piece of old iron is often an accident of timing - good luck. If you run out of shopping time, you can always get a new one.
The Rikon looks like a very nice saw. If i were shopping new, i'd certainly be looking at that, as well as Steel City, Shop Fox, Grizzly, Bridgewood, General International, and maybe Jet.
Paul Hubbman