Can anyone who's ridden both Quick Pro ER:One and XMCS VRT compare the bikes please?
I'm having a really hard time deciding...
Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien. They factually are very similar, and will ride very similarly. Losing sleep over which one to pick is time taken away from actually riding the bike, i think it's sterile.
Maybe ask someone you care about to pick the one that looks better, for example. Or choose the VRT and pimp the paint job as a differentiating factor? There are very few (and i actually wonder how many) VRT in the wild, whereas Quick Pro is well established in comparison. This has value. But one may prefer the "if you know you know" frame.
The VRT is expensive (one may argue overpriced), but it's still hundreds less than the quickpro. that's something.
And there's availability. Did you speak w Peter? If the quickpro can be at your door in 5 days, but Peter needs 8 weeks to ship your frame, that's something too.