Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

Yeah I read that thread, I know their work *looks *top-notch. But a few google searches came up with people that were unhappy about the state of their paintwork after a year or so. Considering that it's a touring bike I think durability is pretty important. I'm just gonna build it as-is, use it for a bit, then consider a respray.

The trouble with google and product / service reviews is that there's a bias to bad experiences. For all those reviews you can find, there's n customers who have had either a good or bad experience and haven't detailed in on the interwebzernet. Edit - you could always give AB a call, have chat, explain your reservations and see what response you get.