snipped: "...have not only filed lugs, but lugs that are built up from scratch. "
i was there last summer and spent 2 hours in the store.
the lugs are all made by nikko. and someone - i forgot who
began this thread - was right: the handwork is pretty pedestrian.
as a framebuilder, i would say the the concept of the assembled
bicycle is far more advanced than the level of torch and metalwork.
this is just my observation from being shown subassemblies and
unpainted frames.
the moho in that shop was immeasureable. if i had the benjamins, i
would have caved. the zoot factor equals the bling-blingness. that's
the important ratio.
e-RICHIE®
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On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 19:19:09 +0100 "Feeken, Dirk" <dirk.feeken@sap.com>
writes:
you're right Singers don't have perfect finish or paint. But you have to
be careful when comparing bikes with Alex Singer labels. In the shop you
also find cheap(?) commuter bikes and even kids bikes that get the same
Singer decals as the high end randonneurs. Such a race Singer with common
lugs is not that different from any other european race bike and has
probably not been built by Ernest Csuka. Olivier Csuka himself rides a
pale yellow carbon(!) bike with Singer decals.
The real Randonneurs have not only filed lugs, but lugs that are built up
from scratch. Anyway, the "art" lies in the overall construction of the
Randonneurs which are built to suit their riders needs perfectly without
any compromise. It's a completely different type of art than the
"stunning finish" attempt of many american frame makers.
(I like both).
Dirk