From: "Bruce Gordon" <bgcycles@svn.net>
> I am amazed and somewhat amused that people seem to like flaws, and take
> them as some sort of sign of craftsmanship. The customer is always right
> (my new mantra), so I am offering to add file marks and flaws to my frames
> at no extra cost. The customer can also choose the placement and type of
> flaw that they prefer. Maybe with this option, I can get some frame
orders.
> I have tried for the last 30 years to make my frames as flawless as
> possible. It seems odd that we have gotten to the point that we are
> revering flaws.
I dunno about the file marks. I have a couple bikes where I don't think they were allowed any files.
Can you leave some strategicly placed drips of brass around some of the lugs so as to make it look like the paint has runs in it? That would be cool..........
Pete Geurds (I've seen my Raleigh's lugs naked!!) Douglassville, Pa