| Re: frame building schools ?
Ryan Cousineau <rcousine@sfu.ca> wrote in message news:<rcousine-> Framebuilding isn't rocket science. At its simplest, it involves
> purchasing tubes, some skilled welding, and knowledge of bike geometry
> principles. You may want to learn painting, too, if you choose not to
> work in Ti or carbon fibre.
Ryan, a guy with the name of Jason is not going to get very far in the
high end frame building world. What do you think Vanni Galdiolo at
the Fondriest
plant or ol Luca Minesso over at the Bianchi factory would think of
him?
He may be ok with some old heavy gauge stuff like 6000 series AL, but
keep him away from the nice stuff like Dedacciai U2 tubes. He's never
going to build a 1.05 kg frame.
Anyway, you can't be a good frame builder and a good painter these
days, you're one or the other, guess how much a Termomeccanica G.I.
paint booth will set you back?
Anyway, today we're looking at Carb frames running at 950 grams or
less. Time to put away the torch! Leave the metal age for the Lamers
and FREDS.
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