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@Velocio
I'm not sure anyone is looking down on OTP riders, nor are we looking down on OTPs in general. The Specialized Tri Cross has had more attention than any other bike recently and is almost universally praised.
All I'm saying is that if you choose to make a comparison between an OTP and a custom, then you must compare on the differences, and the differences are not the components (as options and customisation can give you those)... the differences relate to the frame and the way in which it came about. And when you do that, you have to concede that they are relatively incomparable for they exist for different reasons/audiences/markets.