"Signature" dropouts vs Hooded dropouts

[.RJ]

Originally Posted by Alistair

That said, if a builder is using more OTS parts vs hand-made, I'd expect the price to reflect that (all else being equal, which is probably isn't since we're talking bespoke bicycles).

Nearly everything is OTS though for 90% of builders. Its what they do with them that matters.

Head tubes, frame tubes, dropouts. Very rare is the builder that's doing anything unique in one of these areas, let alone all of them. This is why vanilla/speedvagen charge the premium that they do I guess.