Originally Posted by
Married4Now2015
I will definitely be reading about these names. It didn't even cross my mind to get a custom bike, thank you.
You can also try John Caletti in Santa Cruz and The Vanilla Workshop in Oregon.
When you closely examine expensive pre-built bikes, you can see the value is simply not there.
Have fun and good luck. You could get lucky and fit a standard size and save the extra fees, but you still get to pick the paint and artwork on a standard frame as well as all the components.
These guys know more about bikes and components than any shop. With carefully picked components and tubes these guys can build a sub 17lb complete steel bike, on par with any carbon bike.