I've heard of Pauley, but never seen any of his work and he's not around here anymore. Also the builder listed yeaterday isn't around here anymore either though I have seen two of his bikes and they were nice. There is one "lightweight" builder around here, but I will pass on commenting on his work. I've seen so many "good" framebuilders come and go since the late 70's that I know it'll never be worth my while to make a "living" doing it. Making a living from framebuilding is akin to becoming an internet millionare. Sure some people do it, but 99% of them file for bankruptcy within a year. enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
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On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Ken Wehrenberg wrote:
> In the 70s, one year coming south out of BC, I visited Sam Braxton's
> shop in Missoula. Very nice as Brandon says. And, Brandon, how about
> Chris Pauley from Santa Barbara? When I visited, his shop was over on
> the back side of the airport area somewhere as I recall.
>
> One other bike of note was the Bartlett Pear from Don Bartlett in
> Carbondale, IL. Very nicely thinned lugwork. Minimalistic blind allen
> fitting behind seatpost a la Don Milberger photo in the custom frames
> book. Once I saw one that he had custom designed for a person with a
> disability-- there was something different about the crank
> arc/position-- quite a craftsman... anyone know what or where is he now?
>
> Ken, now near St Louis