[CR]Welded Ti frames Keeper of the Flame?

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From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:58:12 EST
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Welded Ti frames Keeper of the Flame?

In a message dated 12/2/2005 10:12:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, hetchinspete1@yahoo.com writes:

<< I guess it depends for now on your interpretation of what Dales describes as welded. If my interests still took me away from bikes of the U.K. I would certainly love to have a few of the original Titaniums in my grouping like Speedwell & Teledyne. Since Dale lists both frames on the CR pages, I would guess that sets a precedent for the list, and a shop like Merlin could be considered KOF. >>

Actually inclusion of the Speedwells and Teledynes is just luck, due to their date of manufacture, as their makeup does not fit what I envision as a handcrafted product where aesthetics and identifiable differentiation is a strong part of their persona. They really were the harbinger of a modern era where bikes with character were to almost disappear. Certainly filet brazed frames also stretch this definition, but in this, the entirety of the bike often is of the "Constructeur" approach where those individualistic end goals are met.

Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC USA