Ken-
I'm really happy to hear this statement! These are the same kids who frequently get blasted on here for stripping down and converting road bikes to fixed gears. To me, I see it as a learning experience- a foot in the door of the world of lugs and steel. Ask almost ANY kid who stripped an old road bike a couple years back how they feel now... A) wish they had not done it B) greater respect for the craftsmanship you mentioned C)Even greater respect for classic steel road bikes and keeping them "AS-IS".
Live and learn.
Sean Flores San Francisco, CA
On Sep 22, 2008, at 8:34 AM, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org
wrote:
> However, I firmly believe this is where the current return to lugs
> is coming from and I'm happy for that. Time will tell what this
> current interest turns into... a fad or a new generation with high
> respect for custom craftsmanship.
>
> regards
> Ken Willow
> Chicago