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Cheers, I kinda agree with the English preference, I would love it if I could find something of equal quality and condition so readily in my size, but the fact of the matter is the truly great English frames are quite hard to come by, and there is an appeal Nagasawa's have to me, that I can't quite place, maybe the fact that I know exactly who made it, and that they made it for me, blah de blah...

You'll get the full custom experience and personal treatment from a number of builders in the UK. I think the appeal of Nagasawa is the provenance and history, the legend of the guy himself: Nagasawa's history learning to build with Ugo de Rosa; and that Japanese and world track champions have raced and won on his frames, particularly Koichi Nakano.

Check out Ricky Feather's work if you go to Bespoked (disclaimer: I own one). His brazing skills and attention to detail are phenomenal. Of course, I'd have a Nag as well, if I could afford one...