Re: [CR]Damage at Bike Shops

(Example: Framebuilding:Brazing Technique)

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:41:53 -0500
Subject: Re: [CR]Damage at Bike Shops
From: "Todd Kuzma" <tullio@TheRamp.net>
To: "richardsachs@juno.com" <richardsachs@juno.com>
In-Reply-To: <20040910.110350.10767.600648@webmail04.nyc.untd.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

on 9/10/04 1:03 PM, richardsachs@juno.com at richardsachs@juno.com wrote:
>
> then how do you assume the alignment is checked
> if there are no surfaces to reference?
> e-RICHIE
> chester, ct

e-richie,

I think that you greatly overestimate the quality of production framebuilding in the world today. I think that most factories employ the "close enough" standard of quality control. Of course, I am not talking about folks like Waterford, Co-Motion, Seven, etc. but your typical big brand bikes.

Todd Kuzma
Heron Bicycles
Tullio's Big Dog Cyclery
LaSalle, IL 815-223-1776
http://www.heronbicycles.com
http://www.tullios.com