There is a difference, yes, but it's a big commercial commitment to building a load of frames without a home to go to.
I'm involved with a framebuilders here in London, and a significant part of our offering is a range of bikes all with hand-built steel frames and hand-built wheels.
They are all built to order, and the big reason there is that a) we offer 1cm increments in geometry, and b) the colour choice is free, not to mention c) we simply can't afford to build a stack of frames an hope they all sell.
There is a difference, yes, but it's a big commercial commitment to building a load of frames without a home to go to.
I'm involved with a framebuilders here in London, and a significant part of our offering is a range of bikes all with hand-built steel frames and hand-built wheels.
They are all built to order, and the big reason there is that a) we offer 1cm increments in geometry, and b) the colour choice is free, not to mention c) we simply can't afford to build a stack of frames an hope they all sell.