On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:30:12 -0700 Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote:
> In your part of the world, it's possible that there are some horribly > underpaid craftsmen turning out beautiful handmade frames for a > fraction of what they'd cost here. Though, more likely, there aren't > enough people buying custom frames to support someone. i don't think so. until cheap motorised two-wheelers took over in the early 1980s, the cycle was the most popular form of transport for the middle and lower classes. cycling was never a sporting/leisure activity until recently (this year, we had for the very first time an indian completing the RAAM). so it basically went direct from a mass, factory produced utility vehicle to an imported leisure product (bianchi, cannodale and other brands). we never had even a niche market for handbuilt, 'crafted' cycles. > In any case, it's probably worth figuring out what you'd want in a > custom frame, then shopping around to see what comes closest. i am not really looking to get a custom frame made, just curious what something like that would cost. i am pretty happy with my off-the-shelf cannondale mtb which i use for my long distance road rides too. the only change i have made is use slick tyres for the road rides... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
