Very interesting analysis MtSeymore.
Points out the risk of one off custom builds.
From all this, I'd give a Landshark a plus for taking care of the customer in the end, but of a bit a question mark for building a bike that did't meet the customer's needs.
Hard to really assess "fault" without knowing what was discussed, but I would hope a custom builder would 1) get a good understanding of what ride qualities the customer wanted, and warn the customer off from design choices that might compromise what the customer was actually looking for.
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