>>1312041You could get bikes like that in previous years, they've turned almost all of the current lineup into turds for every manufacturer. Kona dew is buying into some hipster hype with pastel colors and brown sidewalls, trek fx all have basic frames unless you make the jump to fx sport at 2x price and sirrus is like the lowest value of all brands in existence right now, I'd have to change out too many things to get a nice looking groupset.
>>1312033Have plenty of monies, I could buy out a mid sized bike store if I wanted. The problem is justifying the cost, for lets face it; something that I'll use for 4 months while it's warm and then let collect dust again until next summer.
But yeah I realize a custom bike isn't going to happen. I don't trust carbon frames at all and the selection of chinese aluminum frames is very limited, especially for 700c wheels. I might build a full suspension 26/27.5 since the parts are common on aliexpress if I get into mountain biking, but for a hybrid I'm going to have to mod a cheaper production bike.
I wonder how the dual sport would look with a rigid fork, but then would I be able to get a higher end 8 or 9 speed groupset on the wheels...