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Good point - but it's not that crazy - about £650 inc a decent full carbon fork. I'd love to commission a Talbot but I'm pretty sure it'd be double that at a minimum and I'm not sure Tom Ritcheys frames have ever been brand whores, certainly not like Specialized or Cannondale. Not that it actually matters. Brand value is important to a degree - Talbot itself is becoming a brand, and Matts frames certainly carry a value (handmade, quality, bespoke etc.) beyond the material. Don't be so fast to dismiss it as a bad thing!
Mostly it's another cool steel frame that appears to been designed very well.