Lou and gang
I had the good fortune to meet Sr. Cuevas in 1983. I had a dent in the top
tube of my Colnago. I called him ( his shop was in Astoria at the time), and
asked if he would fix it and paint my frame. He invited me down, and was
most pleasant. He said he could fix it one of two ways: plug both ends of
the top tube and pump in oil and pressure it up until the dent popped out, or
braze on a nipple, and pull the dent out with a vice grip. He said either
way, I would not be able to tell. He did the braze and pull method, and
painted my bike a georgeous, seamless, light blue to dark blue fade.
(although I think his son Andreas might have done the spray)
Then I got the tour of the shop: his work was outstanding to my eyes. He had
one frame he did with brass buildups in increments in circles around the
tubes, which were to look like bamboo. He then painted the frame in bamboo
colors, added a Campy N R group, and wow a lugged bamboo frame. Wonder
where that is today. Oh, the cost of the fix? $135, he turned it around in
about two weeks.
Fun stuff.
Mark Rosenberg
San Diego, CA