Really I'd just personally draw the line at details one has to flip the bike over to see. I've got a Cinelli that has the lugwork really nicely finished for its day but the bottom of the BB shell has some big nasty file marks left. I assume because Cino figured nobody was likely to see them there. I'm cool with that, seems quite sane- even stylish. There's such a thing as trying too hard.
Chacun a son gout.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham, Washington USA
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Otis <otis@otisrecords.com> wrote:
> "They are obviously cast integrally into the shell. What would be the
> point of laboriously grinding/filing them off? I'm not getting what
> actual purpose that could conceivably serve besides needlessly jacking
> up the price.
>
> Kurt Sperry"
>
> Isn't that the whole point of buying a "hand-built" lugged frame? Using your
> argument why would a builder file any lugs, the frame will ride the same and
> it just adds labor cost.
>
> To me it makes no sense to have a modern lugged pista frame that will most
> likely never see a velodrome or even get ridden on the road further than the
> local coffee bar. But if that's the case it should at least be as stylish as
> possible.
>
> I had a late 90's-2000's model Cinelli Olympic Pista frame that used the
> same BB shell. This frame was as "production" built as it gets, but those
> cable guides had been removed.
>
> Cheers, Jon Williams
> Grants Pass OR USA