Re: [CR]Awards from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show

(Example: Framebuilders:Richard Moon)

From: "stevens" <stevens@veloworks.com>
To: wheelman@nac.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Awards from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:25:25 -0700
In-Reply-To: <53789.146.152.216.1.1105995156.squirrel@webmail.nac.net>
References: <53789.146.152.216.1.1105995156.squirrel@webmail.nac.net>


On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:52:36 -0500 (EST), wheelman wrote
> All the discussion and photos were really a treat here but one thing
> struck me. First let me say that I am not an expert by any means but
> I am a careful observer. It is in that light that I ask this
> question and add a comment. The show title has this adjective
> disguised as a noun in the title "Handmade". Here is where my
> ignorance may show, since when is a carbon fiber bike considered
> hand made? Did someone there actually set up a form, brew up some
> epoxy solution and hand wrap the results coating each layer and take
> out the rough spots by hand. I ask this so I can talk intelligent in
> the future about these bikes. As for me I am on a no CARBon diet so
> that is why these bikes are foreign to me and most of you from what
> I understand.

In Craig Calfee's shop, the answer would pretty much be "yes" ...


> Ray Homiski
> Elizabeth, NJ
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