RE: [CR]Sam and his frame project

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From: "Mark Bulgier" <mark@bulgier.net>
To: 'dave bohm' <davebohm@home.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR]Sam and his frame project
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 23:54:59 -0800


It appears Herr Bohm is loathe to toot his own horn. It's a nasty job but someone's gotta do it: He's making some of the coolest classic-style lugged steel frames ever built. Don't believe me? Check out the photos at http://www.bohemianbicycles.com/Gallery's.htm. There's highly customized Nervex Pro lugs, curly stays, Hellenics, flambouyant paint - and not one carpet-fiber wishbone in the lot!

OK I must admit I've never seen a real Bohemian Bicycle in the flesh, maybe he's just a PhotoShop wiz, but they're pretty pics at least, no?

Oh, and the "UBI" (where?) he alludes to is United Bicycle Institute (http://www.bikeschool.com). Yeah it's a boring generic name but it's a great school. I went there to learn titanium framebuilding from Gary Helfrich after being a steel framebuilder for about 20 years. Arrived sort of expecting to be unimpressed by their steel framebuilding setup and knowledge - I was even more of a know-it-all then than I am now! Left with a lot more respect. Nothing wrong with being more interested in teaching than in doing, if teaching is your bag. Well, teaching IS doing of course, but you know what I mean.

Mark Bulgier
Seattle, Wa
USA