While custom bikes are usually more expensive than stock bikes, I think they are well worth the price.

I have 3 bikes that I ride - a diamond-frame touring bike made by Peter Mooney, who is a local framebuilder, a Bike Friday Pocket Rocket set up as a road bike, and a Bike Friday Air Glide set up as a touring bike. These bikes were all built based on my body and my riding style, and at this point I have a hard time imagining buying anything but a custom-built bike.

--- Denise