[CR] Custom KOF frame built by Dale Saso

(Example: Framebuilding:Brazing Technique)

From: "Jon Spangler" <jonswriter@att.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:42:58 -0700
To: Jim Kadonaga <jkadonaga@ucsd.edu>
Cc: Dale Brown <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] Custom KOF frame built by Dale Saso


Jim,

What are the dimensions on your new Saso? it looks very nice, and could be close to my size. Classic Nervex lugs, too--my favorites. (And what is your street address, please?. No need to send urgent emails asking for help when one could just as easily "borrow" a really nice bike from a generous fellow CR member... :-)

Admiringly yours,

Jon Spangler not a long drive at all from San Diego in Alameda, CA USA

Message: 1 Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:37:33 -0700 From: Jim Kadonaga <jkadonaga@ucsd.edu> Subject: [CR] Custom KOF frame built by Dale Saso To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Message-ID: <a06240800c83ed4be451d@[132.239.159.104]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"

Dale Saso recently built a nice KOF frame for me with 531 tubing (from Bicycle Classics), Nervex Pro lugs, Georg Fischer fork crown, Cinelli SCM bb shell, and other classic bits. [I have to thank fellow CR member Dave Patrick for the lugs and fork crown as well as the CR list/Dale for providing the forum for obtaining these parts.] I built the bike up with mostly modern components (though I did use a classic Nuovo Record headset and pre-Columbus Cinelli handlebars and stem). The bike rides amazingly well. It feels like a much lighter bike, and is very responsive yet steady through corners.

I have posted pictures at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/115931144426610097878/DaleSasoCustomFrameJune2010

[You'll have to excuse the fact that I am a lousy photographer.]

Dale is located in San Jose, CA. He has been building frames since ~1972, and therefore has a good appreciation of the desired qualities of a KOF frame. If you wish to contact him, he can be reached at: dsaso@aol.com, (408) 258-5574, http://sasobike.com

Jim Kadonaga
San Diego, CA