Well, my often contrarian view is coming to the fore again, I'm afraid.
Just what would such a frame have to be to be better? Better brazed? Seen
a naked Kirk frame? How would it get any better? And these are the
everyday ones he builds. Ride better? How would a bike ride any better
than a Richard Sachs bike? More ornate lugs? Perhaps...but over the top
doesn't get it with myself or a lot of my buddies...The beautiful simplicity
and grace of the curves found in a Hurlow or Richard Moon lug are unlikely
to be surpassed in any fashion, in my scheme of things.
I really think the better bikes are what our contemporary American builders
are building right now...better get one...the price is right! Charging ten
grand would not make them any better...nor would gold plating them...
Tom Sanders
Lansing, Mi USA