Oh, and FWIW James, I've had a spin around the Lee Quarry black on Ed Oxley's Ti, mainly because I wanted to get a feel for Brant's crazy new geometry! Felt VERY similar to my Blur 4X in that it was nice and slack but obviously felt a little more punishing than my Blur does. Went like sh*t off a stick compare to the Blur though and is spot on for the riding I do (which isn't a surprise since my riding is 99% Calderdale based)… The black at Lee Quarry was no problem for it all – not many bikes I can jump straight on and immediately feel at home on.
To be honest, even at a price I can't justify, it'd be one of the very few frames I'd consider changing my Blur for. When that lottery win comes in, I'll have one Brant (or maybe two and hang one on the wall)…
Oh, and another final thing – suppose it might be a kind of comparison but I have a 456 SS. Not actually ridden it anger yet because I ripped a crank arm off on its non-anger maiden voyage around the park but that also feels quite nice – not in the same league as the Ragley Ti but then I wouldn't expect it to be!