Might I suggest auctioning or otherwise selling a surplus part and forwarding the proceeds to Kirk.
I hope to get something up on ebay this weekend.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> Hey gang,
>
> I was just browsing Kirk Pacenti's web site and I noticed that he has a
> link on the bottom of his "products" page where you can make a donation
> via PayPal to help him defray the cost of tooling (molds).
> http://www.bikelugs.com/
> that Kirk lost his day job at Litespeed/Merlin/Tomac/Quintana-Roo.
>
> Kirk had to lay out a ton of money to "tool up" to make his fabulous
> lugs available. He is trying to make his frame building supply business
> into a full time gig. It occurs to me that perhaps he is struggling...
>
> Kirk has provided the traditional frame building community with a lug
> set, crown and bottom bracket that are a virtual blank canvas. If you
> don't know what I'm talking about take a look at his "gallery" page.
> http://www.bikelugs.com/
>
> This project strikes me as more altruism then capitalism. Maybe we
> should consider "passing the hat" in the interest of keeping the art of
> lugs alive. Just a thought. Jamie Swan - Northport, N.Y.