I am currently waffling back and forth between a Seven and a Moots. I have local dealers for each, and I'd like to support an LBS with this bike purchase. The waffle comes down to whether I want to get a "made for me" frame or not. There's a certain appeal to getting fitted for a Seven and ending up with a frame that I had a hand in making decisions on. Moots you get what they make, with a few potential options unless you want to spring for full custom. However, a Moots will likely have better resale (if that matters) due to the frame not being a full custom.

I was on a charity ride last weekend and rode with a couple different folks on Ti bikes. One woman I know from work (but didn't know that she rode until a couple weeks ago) was on a Seven she had made for her right after they opened. She said that every time she wants a new bike, she just updates the group and puts bar tape on it. Another young man was on a Litespeed frame that his father had owned for many, many years. New groupset, new bike was the comment again.

I love the look of some of the Firefly, Eriksen, Dean, Kish, and Baum bikes that I've seen. However, I'm trying to stick with a bike I can get from a LBS at this point.