Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
From another thread where the rider had an appropriately large budget, they chose an off the shelf frame instead of custom. I don't understand why one forgoes a bike that can be built specifically for their body measurements and component likes for a bike that is not built to their body and comes pre-equipped.
How many custom brands are making carbon franes? Not many- like a handful in the US. Many cyclists want a carbon frame for weight/look/trend/performance. The handful that are around all cost $4000-7000 for the frameset so it gets up there in price quite quickly, even on an $8k budget.
Options open up significantly when stock frames are included in consideration. And given the sheer quantity of frames available from all the brands, the geometry thats needed can usually be found for most cyclists in stock production frames.