Originally Posted by AzTallRider

Threads like this are frustrating for me. I can't just decide I'll go with "Brand X, Model Y" because I need such a big (like ~68cm big) frame. I'd love to try an all carbon frame, but if I did that, the bike would be too small, and that would of course influence the ride. And chances are the LBS isn't going to even have the largest size of "Brand X" on the floor. I have a custom steel bike. To do that in carbon, I'm looking at brands like Serotta, which combine carbon tubes with Ti lugs. Not quite the same as full molded carbon, and really expensive. I'd love to try a Specialized Roubaix , or Cervelo RS, or BMC, or Caad 9 (etc etc) in the right size, but such a thing just does not exist. They aren't going to invest in the design and molds to fit those few of us that feel like we live in Lilliput. Grrrr!