There may be a few On Topic TIG welded bikes. Was the Teledyne Titan TIG welded? What about the original Klein road bikes? The Teledyne is certainly On Topic, and I'm pretty sure the original Kleins are as well.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Houston, TX
goodrichbikes <goodrichbikes@netzero.net> wrote:
Tony Rentschler posted-
> Let me add one more note about TIG welding: I think it gets a bad rap
> among classic and vintage bike fans because it's equated with the big,
> obvious, and, indeed, often overpowering welds on today's ever-present
> fat-tubed aluminum and titanium bikes. But welded bikes do not have to
> embody such an industrial and mass-produced look. On steel, a TIG weld
> can be made invisible, or nearly so, under the paint. Then, from my
> perspective, what we have is a modern version of fillet brazing - the
> weld is a tiny fillet. And just as with traditional fillet brazing, the
> frame's lines can then be made very smooth, clean, and simple.
I don't think tig gets a bad rap hear, it's just off topic as deemed by that big mean guy otherwise known and loved by all as Dale Brown.
Sufficiently ugly yours, Curt Goodrich (who's built his fair share of off topic bikes but got bored with it and now builds on topic) Minneapolis, MN