I see that Peter has left the industry. I was very happy with his service in the past. I see that Sissy Pants is a TanTan rep who claims to have acquired Peters models but that may just be an opportunistic ploy on his part. No offense meant it's just a possibility. And I'd be happy to do business with him if there are favorable reviews of his service.

It has always been my belief and understanding that they are all selling the same frames from the same factory anyway so I'm just wondering who people are comfortable doing business with.

Still very happy with my CS.057 after 5 years of abuse but it's time for a little more comfort under my ever aging ass.

Also whats your recommended frame? Mostly XC type riding but no racing for me. Not looking for a full blown XC rig and not looking for an All Mountain rig either. And not interested in a boost frame.

Thanks
Craig

I have been researching on this forum for a while and have finally pulled the trigger. I purchased a .057 from Peter and should have it early June.
I ordered all the necessary parts from him and the rest of the build from Merlin. Maybe I could have saved a bit if I shopped around more but Merlin's prices seemed great and I like getting it all from as few vendors as possible.
Unfortunately (from a cost aspect) I have no other parts I can re-use for this build so everything will be brand new. The total build will be under $2500.
All carbon bits will be 3K gloss.
The thing that finally made me place the order... I emailed my accountant and asked him "If I build a bike and put my company logo on it, can I write it off?". His reply "Absolutely." Boom, order placed!
Spread sheet attached.


                       Part                          Price          Supplier

Frame           P-0.057                      395          Peter   
Stem                   ST1 100mm              35                  Peter   
Handlebar         B50 660mm              38                  Peter   
Seat post           SP7 400mm              40                  Peter   
Bottle cage   BC5 x2                      24                  Peter   
Wheels           N-SS HR930C              550          Peter   
Headset           Headset                      15                  Peter   
Spacers           5 various                      5                  Peter   
Axles                   100x15/142x12              30                  Peter   
Shipping                                         155          Peter   
Paypal 4%                                         51.48          Peter   
            
Groupset           XT-780 + brakes      534.57          Merlin   
Pedals           XT                              52.21          Merlin   
Fork                   Reba RL 120mm              360.56          Merlin   
Saddle           SDG Bel-Air              49.67          Merlin   
Tires                    Conti Mtn King x2      67.11            Merlin   
Grips                   SDG Han Solo              24.81          Merlin   
Valve stems   No tubes pair              16.11          Merlin   
Olive + insert   SM-BH90 x2              6.68          Merlin   
Combo discount Groupset+pedals     -12.43          Merlin   
            
                           TOTAL      2437.77