I suspect that is the reason many of us hold the skilled builder in such high regard - they had the guts to make the leap, to be self taught perhaps, and to become "the best". Who among us wouldn't like to be able to say that about ourselves. Maybe it does not have very much to do with the machine at all? Richard (I'm 'gonna build one someday...), Rose
> Maybe my post will sound like I am just jealous but is it really that hard
to
> build a bike frame? Or could it be that it is too much work for what you
> earn doing it? I started out in the classic auto restoration business and
> believe me making some old rusty hunk of junk into a show vehicle is no
easy
> task (though not as difficult as building a bike frame) Every shop I know
of
> that had been around forever doing show quality work got out of it to do
> collision repair since that is where the money is. I have a feeling the
bike
> industry is the same way. I may be wrong but my gut feeling is that many
of
> us could be master frame builders but it doesn't pay enough to feed our
> families. Not only that who would teach us. Sam D.