OROBOYZ@aol.com wrote:
> Filet brazing is also a problem.. A naked Jack Taylor is not much different
> from a naked something else filet brazed, etc. I think that's why these frames
> are on the cusp of what some of us value the most. The absolute best filet
> brazed bike (opinions will vary here) like a Routens or a Ritchey or a Landshark,
> will not appeal to most connoisseurs like a 25th Anni Richard Sachs or a
> Peter Johnson or a filigreed Brian Baylis (just to pick a few!)
> This are tough discriminations we are trying to make here!!!
With a fillet-brazed frame, you can make your "statement" in other ways; e.g. the attachment of the seat stays to the seat tube, or the filing of the dropouts where they join the stays/blades.
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA