Re: [CR] modern KOF fillet brazed builders

(Example: Framebuilders:Richard Moon)

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From: "Steve Leitgen" <sleitgen@charter.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] modern KOF fillet brazed builders
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 11:36:14 -0600
To: LouDeeter@aol.com
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

The Classic Rendezvous list focusses on bicycles made from the beginning of the Twentieth Century, up to 1983. We also consider "on topic" makers of very fine bicycles that can be seen as "Keepers of the Flame" for classic style cycling.... New age welded, injection molded, or glued modern bicycles belong in some other mail list, not this one! Ditto for mountain bikes & balloon tired bikes. Those items have merit, but they just do not belong here.

We've been arguing about KoF and what's on topic. The rules state bikes up to 1983. That would include brazed, welded, silver soldered even glued (1940s bamboo). It's the post 1983 bikes that are discussed for KoF. I would hardly call a hand filed, brass brazed frame counts as "New age welded".

Steve Leitgen La Crosse, WI

On Dec 3, 2005, at 11:23 AM, LouDeeter@aol.com wrote:
> I haven't seen a lot of fillet brazing, but Mike Melton and Franklin
> bicycles are two that come to mind. I've owned fillet brazed frames
> from both. I
> don't know whether they still build. Lou Deeter Orlando FL