Originally Posted by
softreset
I will say, one of the perks of Mercian was that their price was considering less than anything in the US. Just about every frame builder I checked out in the US be it steel, titanium, aluminum, carbon, even bamboo were at least double of Mercian's pricing and that was before Brexit.
I was drawn to them because of the comparatively inexpensive frames, though for a total build the price goes up so much they're close to a full custom in similar spec...not sure why, I've emailed to get some clarification from them.
I can get to Chicago fairly easily, I'm not aware of any builder there but it would be something to look into.