[CR] Custom KOF frame built by Dale Saso

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:37:33 -0700
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Jim Kadonaga" <jkadonaga@ucsd.edu>
Subject: [CR] Custom KOF frame built by Dale Saso


Dale Saso recently built a nice KOF frame for me with 531 tubing (from Bicycle Classics), Nervex Pro lugs, Georg Fischer fork crown, Cinelli SCM bb shell, and other classic bits. [I have to thank fellow CR member Dave Patrick for the lugs and fork crown as well as the CR list/Dale for providing the forum for obtaining these parts.] I built the bike up with mostly modern components (though I did use a classic Nuovo Record headset and pre-Columbus Cinelli handlebars and stem). The bike rides amazingly well. It feels like a much lighter bike, and is very responsive yet steady through corners.

I have posted pictures at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/115931144426610097878/DaleSasoCustomFrameJune2010

[You'll have to excuse the fact that I am a lousy photographer.]

Dale is located in San Jose, CA. He has been building frames since ~1972, and therefore has a good appreciation of the desired qualities of a KOF frame. If you wish to contact him, he can be reached at: dsaso@aol.com, (408) 258-5574, http://sasobike.com

Jim Kadonaga
San Diego, CA