Your budget will also have a significant impact on your choice of frame builder and, of course, the material from which you want your frame to be made, but the resurgence of handbuilt bikes means there’s also plenty of choice, for a range of budgets.

Cost will vary from builder to builder but, as an example, Donhou’s regular steel frames start at around £1,400, but make the move to a full stainless steel tubeset and prices begin at £2,200. Donhou’s Signature Steel machine retails at £4,385 as a complete bike built with a Shimano Ultegra groupset and hydraulic disc brakes.

Comtat’s Velluto steel frame costs £2,050 but the cost of going custom rises even further when the material choice moves away from traditional options, with Comtat’s carbon offerings starting at £2,499 and titanium frames rising from £3,399.

There are many more options for custom steel frames, though, with a range of prices to match. Long-established companies such as Brian Rourke offer road frames built from Reynolds 631 steel with a standard paint job from as little as £995 including a carbon fork, while a Reynolds 953 oversized stainless frame starts at £1,745.

It’s a similar story with other frame materials, too. A custom titanium frame can cost from as little as £1,075 from Burls, rising to £2,099 for an Etape Caliper Ti from Enigma. The price difference between the frames coming down to the grade of titanium used and the country of origin.