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I don’t feel I have unrealistic expectations. I’m an average rider who rides at an average pace and goes on average adventures. I’m not hoping to have a bike to do crit races and the TCR. Just one that I can do faster rides and but also allow me to bomb along the camels in relative comfort.
It’s true that the market has a wealth of options and some do meet some of my requirements, but not all. I’ve been riding bikes in various guises (courier, cycle paramedic, trans-America x2 and a hi-viz nodder) so I have a pretty good idea of what I want. If I can get something built that meets all of them why would I settle for something else?
I’m not set on titanium. Steel would be good. Carbon would be great but the cost of a custom carbon is well beyond what I’m willing to spend.
If anyone can recommend an off the peg bike that meets the following requirements I’m more than willing to try something out:
Threaded BB
Internal cabling
37c with full mudguards
Three bottle cage mounts
Thru axles
The main issue is the geometry as I am all legs. The 61cm CAAD is a great for leg wise but was terrible in the reach. So I went down to the 58cm and had to run a 90mm stem (which was still a bit long).