Quote Originally Posted by nscrbug View Post
As far as custom-built goes...I admit I've never looked into it, but it sounds like a very expensive process to me. My husband (who is out of work at the moment) is not thrilled about me buying yet another bike, so I'm treading somewhat lightly on this topic with him. Hence, the reason I need to sell my Cervelo first...so I could use that money towards the new bike.
Do not let a price perception keep you from looking into custom. A custom frame need not be any more expensive than the quality of frames you already seem to be looking at.

They start around $1000 and I'd say most will average around $1500-2000 though of course you can easily drop $8k or more on a custom carbon Serotta.