Originally Posted by
unterhausen
I think I have heard of a single custom builder that has bikes a prospective customer can ride. I really don't think it makes sense for custom, maybe if a company really is a production company it would.
This is why many custom builders who sell through LBS really want the shop manager/sales guy/fitter/owner to have a bike of their own and will sometimes make that very easy to happen. While a single data point makes for poor fitting/test ride it does begin to say something about the builder's style/skill and the shop's faith in that builder. Andy