Ben,
I think RH made their own dropouts. It's sort of fun; I've been doing that lately on some of the frames I've been building. Allows to make dropouts that fit the angles exactly AND you can add some style to them in the process. Takes a bit of time, though.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
USA
Thank You for pointing this frame out Mark ... It's a beauty - poo brown never looked so good :)
Lot's of nice details.
If I might ask the list ... are Herse dropouts proprietary? I've not seen that style on other bikes.
ciao,
Ben Kamenjas Kensington, Australia
On 01/08/2009, at 2:53 PM, <classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Here's what I consider to be a tasteful repaint:
>
> http://ebay.com/
> >
>
> Very conservative color; it grows on you, although you probably
> wouldn't like it if you've ever changed a baby ;^). The important
> part is that the paint is laid on thin enough to emphasize the
> beautiful workmanship. Just look at the filing of the lugs and
> filleting on the bottom bracket. Admirably, no attempt was made to
> bodge-up an Herse hand-painted logo on the downtube.
>
> The price is high, but well below the top of the line new plastic
> stuff.
>
> Marc St. Martin
> Livermore, California
> USA