Jonathon; Excellent sources! Thanks!
But that only answers question #1
Still unanswered is where to get parts. Like I said some misguided fools might be interested in equipping a bike with indexed shifting and those truly weird "brifters". The local bike shop might be good for one or two gruppos but lets say I have five of my best friends lining up for me. Sachs, Gordon and Bayliss get their stuff from somewhere.
How is a newly minted expert framebuilder going to deliver a complete bike?
Steve Leitgen La Crosse, WI
On Aug 3, 2006, at 5:37 PM, Jonathanadamgree@aol.com wrote:
>
> 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://
> 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