Mike,
Over a period of the next several years I plan to build these replicas, thus far:
Confente track bike Hetchins Experto Crede Vibrant track bike Bianchi "Pokkerissimo" Fausto Coppi track bike Colnago Super (1970) track bike
I have all the lugs etc. I need for all of these except the Bianchi project. I need to find a Binachi frame about my size in someones' "boneyard" to extract a set of lugs from. Hopefully a small track bike from the 60's or so.
The thing I find facinating about building replicas is that it allows me to explore other framebuilding styles and aesthetics that I normally don't do as a regular course. I learn a lot from these projects and feel that it helps expand my skills and other horizions related to framebuilding. It also helps keep my interest and motivation at a high level, which prevents me from resorting to some sort of regular routine as a framebuilder. I intend for my work to be known as progressive and more refined as time goes on. I have always planned on keeping my numbers low so that each frame will have it's own identity, much like the viloins of Stradivari. I believe he built around 300 instruments in his life. Each one has a name based on something related to it's owners and history. I see my work as very simular in that way.
Hope that gets my point accross and also answers your question.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
In a message dated 4/8/2004 10:38:41 AM Mountain Daylight Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes: My collection of replica frames I believe will also reveal my respect for several particular makes Brian,
Would you please share??? What do you have in mind? The Masi Special is done... What next??? Inquiring minds want to know...
Mike Wilkinson
Castle Rock, CO