wheelman@nac.net wrote:
>
> All the discussion and photos were really a treat here but one thing
> struck me. First let me say that I am not an expert by any means but I am
> a careful observer. It is in that light that I ask this question and add a
> comment. The show title has this adjective disguised as a noun in the
> title "Handmade". Here is where my ignorance may show, since when is a
> carbon fiber bike considered hand made? Did someone there actually set up
> a form, brew up some epoxy solution and hand wrap the results coating each
> layer and take out the rough spots by hand. I ask this so I can talk
> intelligent in the future about these bikes. As for me I am on a no CARBon
> diet so that is why these bikes are foreign to me and most of you from
> what I understand.
>
> Ray Homiski
> Elizabeth, NJ
Ray, If you would have taken the opportunity to come to Houston you would have seen why carbon fiber bikes can be considered handmade. Builders actually do load the pre-preg into molds and make their tubing and lugs by hand. They bond the parts by hand and they finish by hand. I hope this helps next time you are asked such a question.
Chuck Schlesinger
San Diego, CA