I got your message Talarspeed and really there were no questions I forgot to ask. I contacted Tim via e-mail and knew everything I wanted in a bike. I completed his measurements and all the questions from his websight and got a price from him. Tim sent me a diagram of the frame, and after looking at it and comparing it to my Cross Check, I had him make the top tube 1.5 cm longer. Tim redrew it, sent me a revised drawing, then I made the deposit.

I won't kid you I was very nervous. I mean in the world of custom frames, this was very inexpensive, but still, $1200 is $1200 and what if I didn't like it. Someone told me once, "you just have to trust your builder", and thats what I did. It turned out great.

I cant remember what BB I am running. My rear spacing is 135 because that is what I spec'ed when I had the bike built. I also spec'ed things like a bottom pull front derailer, which he said he could do either top or bottom pull. I had my wheels built, and they were not cheap. Having a set built with 36 hole XT hubs and a cheaper rim would have cut the price in half, and would have probably never disappointed me. I weigh 220 lbs, and since I am a hard core flat bar rider, I used almost all mt.bike components. I wanted real durable bike.

Good luck,
Paul B