Doug Curtiss of Curtlo only does fillet brazed steel AFAIK. He did weld aluminum for a while, and many of his bikes are OT, but he will certainly build you a classic road frame with a steel fork that has a crown...
Doug Van Cleve Chandler, AZ
On 12/3/05, RDF1249@aol.com <RDF1249@aol.com> wrote:
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> All this talk of fillet brazing has me wondering who the modern KOF fille
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> brazed builders are. 3 modern builders that come to mind are David Kirk,
> Jeff
> Lyon and John Slawta, I'm sure there are many others. What do you owners
> of
> newer fillet brazed frames think of them overall?
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> Honorable mention goes to Will Meyers of our own shop, who has been
> brazing
> lugs, fillet brazing, welding steel and now titanium for some 18
> years. His
> fillets are quite uniform and require little work to make them smooth. I
> believe a properly made fillet brazed bike (not overheated, fillets not
> too huge,
> and not filed to death) can be as strong and long-lived as any frame. No
> noticeable ride difference compared to differences in geometry, tubing
> dimensions,
> and wheels. And they have a nice smooth one-piece look which is quite
> attractive.
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> Bob Freeman
> Elliott Bay Bicycles
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