I'm one of those rare birds that will probably not find a stock frame that will offer an ideal fit for the type of riding I do. I always suspected this was the case and a pro bike fit yesterday helped firm up that belief. While my current stock frame is about the best I can get out of it, it's not ideal.

I have long legs. 58cm is the stock frame size I ride but I end up having a pretty large drop and then need a short stem (80mm) to compensate. 56cm would be too small and larger would be too long.

I'm riding ultra-distance events now and need something that will work better.

if anyone knows of stock frames that would be worth looking at that would be great too. say a 58cm size with a longer head tube and ~57cm TT.

custom, not a crazy weight time for the build, and not super expensive? pipe dream?

Weight/time or wait time?

What kind of material are we talking here? Carbon? Steel? Ti? Some combination of those?

Sorry, edited my post. I meant wait time. Titanium is out of my price range. I'm guessing carbon is too, but who knows. Perhaps carbon stays would be feasible. Especially if anyone knows of a stock frame that will fit me better.

Right now I have a Titus Modena 58cm which is mostly carbon with aluminum lugs.

What is your price range?

https://www.bikyle.com/BiKyleCustom.htm
Great frames (and service) for under $1000, or a little more for fancier steel. Probably the best price for a quality custom frame.

I like that price range. that is pretty much ideal. thanks for the link.

That is a hassle (and major expense) to avoid riding an 80mm stem. I am in a little bit of the same situation fit-wise and I have an 80mm stem on my bike now. It took me about an hour to get used to it. I wouldn't spend much money just so I could use a stem that was 2-3 cm longer (ie. about 1 inch).

Curtlo

I don't really care what the stem length is, it's the fact I have a 4" drop to the bars and I'm riding 1, 2, 3, up to 500 mile rides continuously.

The tanking dollar is making the British builders less appealing, but you might want to check out Bob Jackson and Mercian. Both do what look to be beautiful customs.

https://www.bobjacksoncycles.co.uk/custom.php

https://www.merciancycles.com/frames.asp

Habanero makes inexpensive custom Ti frames. habcycles.com

I have long legs (35.5" inseam) for my height (6'). I look for frames with short top tubes, or use a smaller frame a run some spacers and turn the stem up to get the bars up to where I want them. Don't get hung up on being on a 58cm- my frames run from 59 to 56.

The current trend for "plush" road bikes with taller head tubes helps long legged folk too.

Soma Smoothie seems to fit your geometry well enough. Slight compact geometry with an equivalent 58cm seat tube and 57cm effective top tube. It has an extended head tube to help w/ your bar drop issue. I love their Deep Sea Blue color, too. <$400 for the frame so it's not blingy, but who gives a ****.

The Smoothie ES has even more relaxed angles. Geometry chart can be found here.

Kish, DeSalvo, Dean, Everti would be good starts.

OP...you need a comfort geometry with a a more forgiving head tube to top tube ratio to compensate for your long legs and short torso. I am in the same boat and we are the hardest to fit without a big drop. Used Roubaix or OCR...lots of new choices as comfort bikes are now starting to pop up everywhere. You don't need custom, you need an off the rack comfort geometry. The Look 585 Optimum in XL would be just the ticket but they aren't showing up discounted yet. When they do, I am going to try and grab one....retail of $2600 is too much.
HTH.

What's your price range?

1) Check Marinoni.

2) If you're into Ultradistance events (like Randonneuring or 24-hour TTs?), check the Long Distance forum here: https://www.bikeforums.net/long-distance-competition-ultracycling-randonneuring-endurance-cycling/ .

check Ionic frames, good prices. Curtlo is another, even Strong might be worth looking into.