Richard M Sachs wrote:
>
> this isn't apples and oranges. at the core of the past two day's
> threads are issues about 1) modern framebuilding versus frame-
> building that was modern a looong time ago, 2) the virtues of
> doing something by hand versus designing it by hand and then
> having it 'produced', either by assistants or mechanically,
> 3) whether people still do things the 'old' way with sweat equity
> and the like...
What would I buy if I was in the market for that special hand-built steel bike? Not something with investment castings. I would want it to have the most sweat equity possible.
Did I just hear someone say, "But that's not modern framebuilding; it's inefficient"? Exactamundo!!!!!!!!!!!
And Richie, if you say one more time "Show Me The Money!" I'm gonna hurl, Dude.
Chuck Schmidt L.A.
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