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Old February 16th 06, 06:16 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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I'm looking for the lowest cost builder to S & S couple a frame for me. Any
help suggestions appreciated.


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Old February 16th 06, 10:18 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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What's "lowest cost?" If you really want the cheapest price, look into
to shipping getting a frame built in Taiwan. Even with the price of
shipping, the cost of building a frame can't be beat.

Then again, China has framebuilders too. So you may want to look into
having one build there.
No wait, Vietnam. I hear Vietnam has the lowest labor rate - less than
$3/day. I bet there are framebuilders in Vietnam who can do it
cheaper@!

Other countries you may want to check out are Phillipines, Cambodia,
Uzbekistan, Iraq - that may be a good choice!, Iran (just don't tell
them you're danish) or countries in Africa!

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I'm looking for the lowest cost builder to S & S couple a frame for me. Any
help suggestions appreciated.


http://www.sandsmachine.com/fbplist.htm

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Old February 17th 06, 01:41 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Per :
I'm looking for the lowest cost builder to S & S couple a frame for me. Any
help suggestions appreciated.


Dunno from lowest... but Bilenky retrofits S & S couplings.
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Old February 17th 06, 04:04 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:41:05 -0500, (PeteCresswell) wrote:

Per :


I'm looking for the lowest cost builder to S & S couple a frame for me.
Any help suggestions appreciated.


Dunno from lowest... but Bilenky retrofits S & S couplings.


Yup, steel and Ti.

If you want carbon, Calfee will retrofit their own frames only. I checked
on this, as I almost bought a used Calfee for this purpose.

Matt O.

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Old February 18th 06, 07:10 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Ken Pisichko wrote:
...Then of course if surplus oil field pipe was used there would be a positive "green
effect" on the environment due to re-cycling....


Oil field pipe is typically 9" I.D./9-5/8" O.D. 57-ksi steel. I think
this is a bit overkill for a bicycle frame unless the rider is a
40-foot tall giant.

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Old February 18th 06, 03:05 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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I couldn't justify paying tom kellog at spectrum cycles 450 dollars for
installing S & S couplers on the Ross touring bike. The frame would have no
guarantee either. I think Blinky does them for around 375.

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What's "lowest cost?" If you really want the cheapest price, look into
to shipping getting a frame built in Taiwan. Even with the price of
shipping, the cost of building a frame can't be beat.

Then again, China has framebuilders too. So you may want to look into
having one build there.
No wait, Vietnam. I hear Vietnam has the lowest labor rate - less than
$3/day. I bet there are framebuilders in Vietnam who can do it
cheaper@!

Other countries you may want to check out are Phillipines, Cambodia,
Uzbekistan, Iraq - that may be a good choice!, Iran (just don't tell
them you're danish) or countries in Africa!



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Old February 18th 06, 06:27 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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"Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman" wrote:


Ken Pisichko wrote:
...Then of course if surplus oil field pipe was used there would be a positive "green
effect" on the environment due to re-cycling....


Oil field pipe is typically 9" I.D./9-5/8" O.D. 57-ksi steel. I think
this is a bit overkill for a bicycle frame unless the rider is a
40-foot tall giant.


Chalo, can we get an opinion on this?

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame
 




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