I might have been as excited about the Ti if it weren't so daggum expensive. We don't have a lot of custom steel dealers in town here. Co-mo, serotta and Seven are pretty much it. I did think about SyCip, but they are sold by the same people trying to sell me their own ti frame brand (which was very nice but $$$).

I wouldn't call it a harsh ride, but I would call it a stiff ride. Felt about the same as any other carbon bike I've test rode. Not as silky smooth as ti or the co-mo though. Ideally I'd like to test ride it for longer.

I'd like to find a 17-18 lb steel bike (all in total, natch) but I just don't know where to look with all these custom builders.

I always feel a little bit like I'm wasting shop time when I'm hunting around, but this is a lot of bucks and I want to make sure I put the money somewhere nice.

I definitely wouldn't mind replacing my trek with something race-worthy (cat 4/5 though... nothing crazy). Me? One bike?