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Originally Posted by look 171
I have a custom bike made for me during the mid 90s from a local fabricator. I rode it sometimes but its just another steel bike. The fit is very similar to any other off the shelf bike, but the ride quality was ever so slightly better. Its stiffer because I like them that way and that was my only request. I think modern carbon bikes within the same price range to your custom jobs are a better deal all the way around. I am bias, only because I think carbon is a superior material. I do think these custom bikes look so much better only its because the tub are thinner and its steel instead of plastic.
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admittedly, my thought process is not steep with logic.
i dont want a race bred road bike. i want just schooch more comfort. something, i wouldnt mind taking a detour off a well graded gravel road just to see "what's over that rise"
i've ridden a Rivendell Rodeo a bunch of times. those guys just let me take the bike..return it whenever. (my wife bought a bike from them) it was VERY comfy. maybe too comfy.. but damn, it was fun and confidence inspiring. the tightest u-turns of my life. it is a good bike. more grassroots that i would want, i think. my next bike will have disc brakes.
hence it has me looking at the myriad of custom builders we have available.