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Old April 19th 07, 03:59 AM posted to aus.bicycle
Donga
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On Apr 18, 8:53 pm, "Gemma_k"
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"Donga" wrote in message

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On Apr 18, 3:55 pm, Brendo wrote:
Just a side thought...


I did some searching on the net and discovered I can get a full steel
(is real) tubeset, plus all lugs, forks and braze-on's, from a mob in
the UK for around $350Aus. Has anyone had a go at knocking up their
own steel frame, and did they come away with something that was worthy
of riding a lot?


I figured I can spend $2k for a custom frame and fork, OR get the
tubeset, lugs etc, oxy set, bench, vice, tools, waste a good number of
weekends, and create Webb Cycles Mark 1, AND still have $1000 in my
pocket, AND a shed full of tools. First, I need the shed, but that is
a minor detail.


Any thoughts?


Brendo


If you are in Adelaide, chat to Peter Good (Thorogood bikes). He's
taught framebuilding to quite a few people.


...and I could be wrong, but I reckon his latest steed is an off-the-shelf
carbon bike (azzuri?)

:-)
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O-oh, hell just froze over!

Donga

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