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Old 05-07-11 | 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by rhm
I honestly don't see the point of most custom frames. They usually strike me as another repetition of something that's been done before. If I were getting a custom frame, I would go for something that really can't be got any other way. I'd be torn whether that would be a modern steel version of a historic frame in my size, or something more radical like a touring frame made for 20" wheels, Rohloff hub, internal cables and wiring, etc.
We have a touring frame in the works that will have a Rohloff, internal cables, and be separable... this is not a bike you could just go and buy off the peg.

This is why I aspire to build frames... to provide bicycles that are unavailable or because your physiology or needs dictate that a custom frame is the best route to go.

If you are average fiinding a bike that fits well should not be a problem since production bicycles are usually built with averages in mind.
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