+1 with those who have their dream bike.

I finally got mine last year: a custom titanium Enigma Etape.

i totally get what some of you have said about being worried about taking the plunge and then not totally loving the result. I used to wake up sweating about it... in those 3 months between placing the order and collecting the bike. BUT. I knew my fit issues (long legs, short torso, but also short femurs, severe pronation in feet, mis-aligned knee caps with arthritis). I also knew exactly what kind of riding I do, what I want to do more of, what I will almost certainly never do. Basically, I knew what I wanted from my bike.

Funny thing, my framebuilder has been quoted as saying that the perfect customer is the one who knows exactly what they want... and doesn't change his/her mind after placing the order. I guess he gets lots of that.

It did take a few months to get used to the bike, it being so different from all the make-do compromise-fit stock geometry road bikes I'd had before. It's not just the relative position of the contact points, it's your centre of gravity and the way the bike responds to what you and the road demand from it. Even then, in those first few months, I tweaked the position in several small ways (one at a time) before settling on what is now a fantastic -- and I do mean fantastic -- set-up.

What I love (now!) about this bike is how it says nothing to me during a ride - the bike is invisible, I am floating on air. I put the effort in and revel in what my body can do -- and my bike is a total "enabler" without claiming any credit. In fact, when asked what I think of it, I reply "It is remarkable for being totally unremarkable."