Custom - is it worth it?
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a custom frame would be nice finished really well and the feeling of knowing it was made for you but at £1200+ its a big comitment and if you fit an off the peg what harm will it do not to have one 
sorry im not mcuch help if youcan afford to treat yourself and not miss the cash go for it if you know the cash is better spent else where patience wait and save cant think what else to say
sorry im not mcuch help if youcan afford to treat yourself and not miss the cash go for it if you know the cash is better spent else where patience wait and save cant think what else to say
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If its something that you'll keep, then yes. You get exactly what you want. Nayfinesse has the Fuquay which was custom and now his Winter, both are absolutely stunning bikes and compared with high end alloy frames, a relative bargain.
However for someone like me who isn't really sure what size he rides, its probably not the best idea :roll: However, it may convince me of the correct size if i got correctly sized
However for someone like me who isn't really sure what size he rides, its probably not the best idea :roll: However, it may convince me of the correct size if i got correctly sized
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It's an opportunity to be REALLY REALLY fussy ( in a very good way ).
Like...
I'd like the whole frame in 853 including the stays.
I've always fancied this ( ridiculous ) colour but no bike company would touch it.
I want braze-ons for EVERYTHING even though it's a whippet ( which will snag you into the delight of a long conversation with a MAN WHO KNOWS™ that load-bearing braz-ons would require stouter 531 rear stays etc. )
I want uncowled drop-outs.
A Phil Wood eccentric BB.
...and so on.
Like...
I'd like the whole frame in 853 including the stays.
I've always fancied this ( ridiculous ) colour but no bike company would touch it.
I want braze-ons for EVERYTHING even though it's a whippet ( which will snag you into the delight of a long conversation with a MAN WHO KNOWS™ that load-bearing braz-ons would require stouter 531 rear stays etc. )
I want uncowled drop-outs.
A Phil Wood eccentric BB.
...and so on.
I have two custom frames, neither of them were designed for me though. I would go for a custom fit for me frame, if I could afford it, it would probably be Titanium, and share the similar geometry/tube lengths etc to my Bontrager. I too would echo the above, that its nice to be able to pick the finer details... but at what price?
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dyna-ti":3ucbm7nl said:
what ever you do dont go on the chas roberts course i phoned to book in for my 18th birthday pressant from mum, dad, nan, grandad friends had the cash (course was £850 i think plus tubeset and dropouts and stuff) been in the navy two years i was very mature for my age got told no no no no no i dont teach pechalent kids how to build frames i teach an art i was a bit shocked and he hung up on me after that i thought to myself chas is a cock :cry: :cry: i brought a woodman elite trials frame and built it instead
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