Originally Posted by super-douper

I'm in need of a new bike. I see lots of bikes reccommended on this forum, and I really like certain features of all of them. The problem is that I can't decide which bike I want because I'd have to upgrade some of the parts that comes with them.

When will a bicycle company take the personal computers route to selling bikes? Like choose a bike frame, they have a standard build, but you may choose upgrades or downgrades on each part for a price. Ever order a Dell computer? this is what I'm talking about. I don't know why it hasn't been done yet. Dell has been doing it for years, and other computer manufacturers have also. It doesn't seem that difficult to adapt the same system for bicycles.

I want MY bike, not somebody else's. I don't want to buy the frame and build it myself....all i want is maybe the Surly Crosscheck, with disc brakes (I don't think it has disc mounts though ) or the Kona Dew Delux with drop bars. I want to order the bike without a saddle and pedals. Is that too much to ask?