I just gotta jump in and back Tulip up on the custom....I knew I should go custom and I put it off for more than a year. Now that I have possession of the bike and can feel what a good fit feels like, I kick myself that i didn't have it for last summer.

Check with your local bike shops to see if they have a relationship with a custom builder. I cheated and happen to live within 20 minutes of a good, custom steel frame builder. I visited them, had the fitting done there and had a LBS do the build. I know that there is another thread by Lisa where she's working directly with Luna.

Still, I really think there is something to the in-person fitting. After taking the measurements, the fitter plugged them into the computer and set up the machine based on its recommendations. After I rode for a while (it felt good), he tweaked a bit (it felt better), and then he tweaked again (and, amazingly, it was even better). Then they built me a frame that exactly matched it.

In the end, I spent a little bit more than if I had bought a high-end road and it weighs *maybe* a pound or two more, but it has exactly what I want for components and it fits me with all my foibles.

Also try looking at Serrota's website. I looked at them for a while--devoted following.