Had you asked that 10-15 years ago I would have said most likely no one, but right now the tubing and lug selection is better than it has been since the '70s. Since it seems that anybody that can hold a torch is starting to call themselves a framebuilder after a UBI class and 2 frames I'm sure someone will be left. There will always be folks building and hopefully customers to sell to. I figure I've got 25-30 years of building in my hands so if you want it I'll build it. As I've said before on the list if people don't support young traditional framebuilders, traditional framebuilding will disappear. Though most of the guys like myself are combining the old with the new as you can see with my latest project at <http:// tinyurl.com/f5svu>. The only aspect of the frame that would be "traditional" might be the lugs and the built by hand thing. In the end it the bike will be bombing through the woods with one-speed and a bouncy fork. best, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives Off to file some dropouts before heading to work on the newest CF wonder bikes after which I'll be riding through the woods on a double boinging bike in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
PS: As someone once told me 'ride what ya brung.'
On Aug 1, 2006, at 8:56 AM, Nick Zatezalo wrote:
> I know we spend most of our time discussing bicycles and gear from
> the past or made using traditional methods.
>
> What does the future hold for those of us with these preferences?
>
> Who will be building lugged steel bicycle frames 20 years from now?
>
> Nick Zatezalo
> Atlanta,Ga.