I have been considering custom steel as well since my current steel ride is almost 10 years old. Everyone I have talked to about Carl Strong has been very happy with his work. Most notable, it seems that Carl is very friendly and goes the extra mile to work with the customer on the details. I am actually thinking about going to Bozeman this October to visit a friend of mine and stop by the shop to discuss a frame.
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10 years ago I was out on a training ride on my Bontrager Race it was raining , but so is life in the Northwest. Within 35 min I was laying on the pavement trying feel just how badly I was hurt. 5 to 10 mins before this I was riding with the good feeling for a strong ride that day maybe due a century, but then suddenly a pickup is coming staright at me fast, no time to think, I just had to go up so front grill didn't hit right in the face and end up going under the truck. I lucked out I was able to up on the hood to slide forward to impact the windshield still having momentum I slid up the windshield over the canopy and landed on the pavement about 25' or behind the pickup. I came out of this with compound facture of Tibia, broken hip socket shattered elbow and femur boken in 2 places. Now you ask what in the world does have to do with Strong Frames? Well after many years of learning how to ride again, Bontrager built me new frame to get me to just that. After 5 years I needed a new bike maybe a frame that not built only for my size but also to address some the weakness I had in certain areas of riding, like climbing that pretty much sucked and general balance wasn't all that good. I talked with alot frame builders and told of what happen to me and ask was there anything they could do. Carl Strong was the only one to answer me correctly, after riding this frame for 5years now its like I was never hurt at all meaning I don't have any handicap when riding this bike. This is magic riding this bike anywhere. Thanks
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I hope that he does love it because....
You dug up a thread (maybe on purpose?) that is over three and a half years old. This rider is either A: Still loving and riding the frame OR B: didn't like it and has owned three other bikes since then!
You dug up a thread (maybe on purpose?) that is over three and a half years old. This rider is either A: Still loving and riding the frame OR B: didn't like it and has owned three other bikes since then!
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