Re: Lynskey Ti Frames

[A Muzi]

> landotter wrote:
>> Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
>> Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
>> some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship. Still in Chattanooga, just
>> a couple hours from me. *g* I can't attest to their quality on a
>> glance, but the welds looked nice and the rear sliding drops were
>> pretty sexy. Shop dude says they're starting at $1600, which seems
>> reasonable. Neato laser etched head tube design--because ain't that
>> really what you're buying it for. :-P
>> http://minisite.lynskeyperformance.com/

jim beam wrote:
> hmmm, seems they still haven't learned why every one else on the planet
> uses tapered tubes for their stays...

There's engineering and then there's fashion - guess which one pays the
bills? hint: Check out a SWOBO some time.

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Andrew Muzi
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Open every day since 1 April, 1971

[landotter]

On Jul 8, 1:26 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> > landotter wrote:
> >> Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
> >> Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
> >> some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship. Still in Chattanooga, just
> >> a couple hours from me. *g* I can't attest to their quality on a
> >> glance, but the welds looked nice and the rear sliding drops were
> >> pretty sexy. Shop dude says they're starting at $1600, which seems
> >> reasonable. Neato laser etched head tube design--because ain't that
> >> really what you're buying it for. :-P
> >>http://minisite.lynskeyperformance.com/
> jim beam wrote:
> > hmmm, seems they still haven't learned why every one else on the planet
> > uses tapered tubes for their stays...
>
> There's engineering and then there's fashion - guess which one pays the
> bills? hint: Check out a SWOBO some time.

For $550, an Otis would be super cool, but at the list price, I'd save
up a fifty and get the fully equipped Novara Fusion. The SWOBO brand
seems like contrived anti-fashion or a ferrous Avril Lavigne--but
that's just from looking at the web piktures.