Jim,
What are the dimensions on your new Saso? it looks very nice, and could be close to my size. Classic Nervex lugs, too--my favorites. (And what is your street address, please?. No need to send urgent emails asking for help when one could just as easily "borrow" a really nice bike from a generous fellow CR member... :-)
Admiringly yours,
Jon Spangler not a long drive at all from San Diego in Alameda, CA USA
Message: 1 Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:37:33 -0700 From: Jim Kadonaga <jkadonaga@ucsd.edu> Subject: [CR] Custom KOF frame built by Dale Saso To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Message-ID: <a06240800c83ed4be451d@[132.239.159.104]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"
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/
[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