The two bikes that I built up myself are mine, there are no bikes quite like them anywhere, and everything on them is just what I wanted. I probably could have saved a fair bit by getting an off the rack commuter bike, but where do I find a bike with mustache bars, a Brooks B-17, a decent (Shimano 3N-71) hub dynamo, studded tires and fenders? Besides, I haven't seen a lugged steel MTB frame in a bike shop in years. The tourer has a custom frame and I've swapped parts and made upgrades over the years. Between components that you can't buy any more (TA Zephyr triple crankset, Tange Super Roller headset with tapered roller bearings) and just plain unusual parts (Nitto Randonneur handlebars, 26" wheels on a 58cm frame), I'm very confident that there isn't another bike like mine anywhere.