Originally Posted by
guadzilla
No real reason other than FOMO.... like you, I've only had Quarqs (5, at one point), and love both the powermeters and the Quarq service. I was switching from 175mm/130BCD cranks to 172.5/110mm and decided to use the opportunity to try something different.
Btw, what custom steel? Tubing, bike type, etc?
I had initially intended to go with Cicli Barco, but after a multi-week break in emails I thought I had annoyed him and put in a deposit with De Salvo (who is cheaper and much more local of course). It'll be Columbus Spirit, and an all-road (road geometry, 38mm clearance). Part of the reason is that my torso/ leg ratio is big enough that I need long and low geometry, and most gravel bikes are stacked to the sky. Even the R2 is barely low enough.
The design freedom is both wonderful and frightening.