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Originally Posted by
mschwett
there are some really nice custom carbon frames (like argonaut etc) but I wonder if they are really state of the art, do they have the feel and weight and performance benefits of a top of the line mass produced road frame, or are there tradeoffs incurred by the need to hand build them with varying forms?
IMO after so long, the biggest jump possible when changing is the most satisfying upgrade.
Right. You're probably not going to get a custom single mold frame. It'd be tubes in lugs.
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