Re: [CR] Columbus Aelle tubing

(Example: Production Builders:Peugeot:PX-10LE)

In-Reply-To: <C596BDE4.115A3%fatticbicycles@qtm.net>
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From: "Phil Brown" <philcycles@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:24:36 -0800
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Columbus Aelle tubing


On Jan 16, 2009, at 7:42 PM, Doug Fattic wrote:
> I never had any affection for it. I couldn't see spending many hours
> custom
> making a frame and then trying to save $20 on a set of tubes. I've had
> several sets of it in my shop but I think it came from when I collected
> stuff from Melton when they went under in Delaware, Ohio.
>

I agree. tubing represents a surprisingly small part of the cost of a frame. Phil Brown Did the cost analysis in Berkeley, Calif.