To suggest that framebuilding is an artform is to denigrate true artists. What I admire in a frame is not its artistic qualities but its engineering. It's similar to an old Leica or a Bristol Blenheim II: the appreciation is of the craftsmanship. Bob Reid can speak for himself but I suspect that the fine engineering behind the Flying Scot is what turns him on, cycling-wise.
Elevating the Californian Masi makers to the level of artists merely confirms everything the outside world (and there is one outwith California) thinks of people who come from that state. (Email me off-list if you want to know what that is but it's not for the squeamish).
Bruce "Oops, there goes the special transatlantic relationship" Robbins.
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