Just FYI,

I am getting a custom road bike and am blogging the entire process from musing on the kind of frame, to picking a builder, through the design process. etc.

Thought it might be of interest to others here.

You can follow the progress here:
http://ashwinearl.blogspot.com/2006/04/going-custom-introduction-and-index.html

Comment left. Good stuff. I'm going through the same process right now, at an earlier stage (haven't decided on a builder yet).

Jim