I'm with Chuck on this. I'm also more excited about the future of frame building than I am the past.The choice of lugs and tubes are expanding again, and the number of young builders using them is increasing. The future is brighter than it has been in years.
Jonathan Greene Oviedo FL
In a message dated 4/4/2007 5:36:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, chuckschmidt@earthlink.net writes:
I actually have the opposite view Doug. There has never been a better, more rosy time to be a lover of fine bicycles. There are more artful builders of lugged steel bikes now than at any other time in past one hundred years. And you can still outfit a new bicycle without any of the new components being made of plastic if that's your desire.
Plus... you can pick from the past hundred years of bikes already made if you like the role of conservator (or just run the things into the ground if not).
Chuck "the cup is full" Schmidt South Pasadena, CA USA
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