Re: [CR]KoF bikes

(Example: Bike Shops)

From: <Jonathanadamgree@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 18:37:00 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]KoF bikes
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Steve,

you can do it. with time you could do it well.

to answer your questions about where to source frame parts, check out the below links.

_www.bikelugs.com_ (http://www.bikelugs.com) , the site of CR pal Kirk Pacenti

_www.richardsachs.com_ (http://www.richardsachs.com)

_www.henryjames.com_ (http://www.henryjames.com)

_www.ceeway.com_ (http://www.ceeway.com)

_www.novacycles.com_ (http://www.novacycles.com)

for some guidance see _www.frameforum.net_ (http://www.frameforum.net) and subscribe to the frame list that is related to this list. _www.phred.org_ (http://www.phred.org) .

Richard Sachs also has a page that links builders picture pages at _www.richardsachs.com/howframesaremade.html_ (http://www.richardsachs.com/howframesaremade.html)

I hope these resources help. If I have left out any friends out I'm sorry.

Jonathan Greene Oviedo FL

In a message dated 8/3/2006 5:50:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, sleitgen@charter.net writes:

I was working on my favorite steed (with a hammer). There is a certain zen to working on your bike with a hammer. What bike? A 1987 Linear Recumbent . But wait, I do have an on topic series of questions in this. I noticed I had built a very nice fork for it using track blades and a Cinelli track crown. So to the questions.

Much had been said about beginning framebuilders and whether they should go out and create or travel with significantly more caution. Is it something for everyone or only the select few? Can a trained monkey do it? Something has been very absent in this discussion.

1) Where would that master builder or trained monkey get the parts? I'm talking tubes, lugs, bottom brackets, crowns, drop outs, braze-ons?

Also while it is nice to try to keep old parts on the road there are a few crazies who might like to indulge themselves with modern index shifting and 130 mm dropout spacing. (It's on topic if it goes on a KoF frame) so...

2) Suntour used to have a small framebuilder program. Does anyone have something like that? Do you go to a distributor? LBS?

How does a framebuilder proceed beyond knowing how to braze?

Ahh, adjusting your steed with a 1 1/2 lb. fine alignment instrument.

Steve Leitgen
La Crosse, WI