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aye, which is what drives the lamenting,
i think the nice thing about rivendell, and crust to a point, is they're not custom (for the most part), frames with niche styling/ build philosophy without the faff of custom and all the pros of OTP like consistent sizing, ride reports, detailed pictures, test ride, replacable etc
the uk options for this type of bike with this sort of look non existent, without going custom/semi custom and all that entails,
imagine a company like brother, fairlight, stooge, pipedream, stanton, but knocking out 1" steerer 26r tourers lugged to the gills in nice paint for £900 per season in quick release and v brakes.
The dream
Maj
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At current exchange rates, a Riv frameset's about £1,200 before shipping; it's not ludicrous, but by the time you've added shipping, import tax, etc, you're surely looking at at least £1.5K? For that kind of money I'm sure you could get something locally built.