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I met with Rodriguez in Seattle. Great people, I have faith in them, but I need to sit on it a while, maybe a long while, longer.
My fitter did recommend Seven, I'll have a second look. I also like the idea of a Scarab.
My sort of peculiar thing is I was looking for a 650b road bike as a smaller rider, which Isen had some specialty in. After staring at the geo charts Caren sent me I can get actually kind of close with a Canyon, which spec that wheel size on their smaller bikes. So as much as I loathe the idea of getting a Canyon with their awkward 1 1/4" steerer tubes, I'll think I'll get one, see if I like Di2, see if I like the smaller wheels and have a better idea in a year or two of where I want to go.
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That makes sense. Rodriguez are cool. Paul Sadoff at Rock Lobster would also build you a mean 650b build. If you're in Seattle have you spoken to the team at Cascade at all? They have a very good relationship with Seven.
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I have one Scarab that I have had since '18 (rim / mechanical) and another (650b /disc) on its way to me right now for a (entirely hypothetical) 2024 Torino-Nice
I love the first one - best riding bike I have had which made the second one an easy decision.
I'm in N22 if you want to come and have a look at it.
Disclaimer - Santi from Scarab is (now) a mate so you might want to take everything I saw with a handful of salt.
JB
dariusss
Which builder did you meet with? I wholeheartedly recommend Seven. Absolutely fantastic to work with. No candy paint, but having now had three of them, the frames really are brilliant.
David Kirk, also fantastic. Didn't end up going through with my order but very good guy and a legend of a framebuilder.
Pursuit Cycles/Carl Strong also have a very good reputation.