Re: [CR]Damage at Bike Shops

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

From: <"richardsachs@juno.com">
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 18:03:26 GMT
To: tullio@TheRamp.net
Subject: Re: [CR]Damage at Bike Shops
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

then how do you assume the alignment is checked if there are no surfaces to reference? e-RICHIE chester, ct


-- Todd Kuzma wrote:


on 9/10/04 10:52 AM, richardsachs@juno.com at richardsachs@juno.com wrote:
> i have no antidote for that, otoh, i don't
> believe the lack of machining issue is that
> widespread; you simply cannot proceed with
> various framebuilding tasks with do some
> others first. machining the ht and bb fall
> into that category.

It is VERY widespread. I'd say that most "production" frames and many supposed "limited production handcrafted 100% pure malt and hops" frames have head tubes that have never been faced or reamed.