> whether it's off topic or not, it pains me, as a builder, to see such a
sweeping bias against all other assembly methods. tig welding has its own
aesthetic and requires the same care that lug brazing does - assumming the
builder is putting his best efforts into it. just as millions of TIG-ed
frames are/were indifferently made, the same could be said for lugged
frames.
> e-RICHIE
I agree but I don't see this sweeping bias here. I pointed out the off topic-ness of tig because of Dale's timeline. There were very few tig bikes pre '83. I don't have a tungsten to grind here, it's just what seems to me what gives Dale the warm and fuzzies are frames built before '83 and KOF stuff which involves the use of oxy/acet. torches. My assumption is that this is true of the rest of the listees otherwise why would they be here?
Curt Goodrich
Minneapolis, MN