Talbot Frameworks custom road frame

Cheers for that.
Will be a road frame, 853, not sure on wishbone stays, may go for summat more traditional. Thinking a pretty basic build, Rival groupset, mavic op, easton or bontrager bits, nowt fancy, just a frame that fits to thrash around the peaks.
Just waiting for some cash to come through then will give Matt a call and venture south for a fitting and a brew.

I'm sure he'd be happy to do something non-wishbone - most people seemed to be going for wishbones so he might like the variety. I know he's getting quite a few orders, so definitely worth getting booked in soon - unless he's changed things since I ordered, you only need to pay a deposit upfront. Obviously I gained from getting the early price discount offer, but I believe he's still pretty competitive compared to a lot of other builders.

As for inline/non-inline - I insisted on inline because I like the way they look ... (or at least I'm not keen on the Thomson setback ones and wanted it to match the stem). As far as geometry goes I know it's something Matt's happy to discuss at length and make sure is absolutely right. I start to get confused when it comes to the more precise details of bike fit - All I know is that it feels very good to ride and didn't give me the back pain I used to get (and allows me to be fashionably spacer free).

I really want need to find the time to do a 100 mile + ride and see how it feels after that.