Who's bought a custom bike "long distance"?

[Trek420]

I'll chime in and reinforce what Bikerz said that's ....

I'll chime in and reinforce what SadieKate and IFJane said.

..... I had a great experience with my custom Seven - my regular LBS guy is a very experienced Seven fitter and dealer out here in California*, and had been helping me tweak my old bike for 2 years before I started the custom process.

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It helps if your LBS knows you and your bike/s. Chris did an extreme makeover on my ol' Trek420 over years and all the work on my commuter-mobile.

I decided to get a Mondonico Futura Legero the weekend Antonio himself was in the area doing fittings. I got to meet and be measured by him Wow! He was probably muttering in Italian "I can't believe I, master builder Antonio Mondonico am building a frame for this Sunday duffer "

After a long wait the frame arrived and Chris built it up. It fit like a pair of old blue jeans from the first pedal turn.

Chris keeps exhaustive files on each clients build and work done on your bikes. It's not like he has it memorized but if he needs to he can pull up "Bikerz's crank length this, stem height is this ..."

While my bike was being built he loaned me a bike from his stable. I ride a 47 most days the smallest "spare" bike he had is a 50 cm De Rosa. Going from his measurements it fit me. If I would have been able to afford 2 bikes I'd have got that too.

Even so our bodies change all the time. We get more ... or less flexible, more ... or less strong, some of us are shrinking

If I was getting a new bike like maybe an LHT even with all he knows I'd have it fit and not order long distance.

And BTW, Bikerz's Seven is amazing.

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