| Re: Need advise on a Serotta purchase
landotter wrote:
> There are plenty of builders in the States that can build you custom
> without the Serotta up charge. But then, do you need a custom frame?
> Are you proportioned properly so that a normal factory frame could be
> dialed in with proper sized stem, post, bars, etc? A custom frame is a
> fine thing, but you might not *need* one.
True, that.
I spent a pile o' dough on a Moots road bike ... for a host of reasons
that did NOT include just having too much discretionary money.
You can't really justify a $5,000+ Serotta (or its many
equivalents)--because so many bikes will do everything you want them to
do ... virtually as well--, but then ... you don't really have to
justify it.
That said, I did the math, AND had it done for me, and had absolutely no
need for custom sizing. I'm not particularly oddly proportioned--just
generally funny looking ;-)
Serotta's got a great reputation. So do lots of other manufacturers of
high-end frames. Try to ride as many as you can--frames AND component
groups--and buy what feels and fits the best.
Have fun!
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