Originally Posted by
MikeOK
Sloping top tube. It works I'm just at a stage my life that I can afford a good bike. This one is good don't get me wrong, I just always wanted a top end bike.
It doesn't sound like you need a custom bike for fit.
So if the goal is to have a top end bike, personally I'd spend the money on an off the rack CF frame.
A well designed and built CF molded frame to me represents the current state of the art. You can get a molded CF frame that excels in both low weight, and ride comfort.
Because it's price prohibitive to build custom molded CF frames. (you can't afford to make a mold for one custom bike), almost all custom bikes are made by joining tubes, whether, its Ti, Al, steel, or CF. Nothing wrong with that, but it limits what the builder can do, below what can be done in a molded frame.
So, at pretty much any price point you choose, the off the rack CF bike is likely to be both lighter and a better ride.