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Maybe I've got a case of the Mondays because I spent to whole weekend working on my furnace instead of the WWTP frame like I had planned but here it goes....
What characteristics are the most uninteresting to a real frame builder?
I'm not real frame builder but these two are on the top of my list:
1. Raw Finish--should really be called "unfinished" because there's none or to put it another way, not completed. Putting clear coat on polished metal is not a finish, it's a metal prep for a finish. I suppose there's a place for it on a first rig or two if you think you're going to break it or just experimenting, but really, on a bike you want to ride?
2. Frames made of food. I don't care if Pandas are cute and cuddly looking to you, a frame shouldn't be made out of something they eat (and I realize they eat different bamboo than what folks are making frames out of but still).
3. Hipster mismatched stuff on purpose. 1 spoked wheel and one composite wheel looks stupid on a fixie with an orange tire and purple grips and green something else. The only thing dumber looking is typically the rider.
What are your three?
What characteristics are the most uninteresting to a real frame builder?
I'm not real frame builder but these two are on the top of my list:
1. Raw Finish--should really be called "unfinished" because there's none or to put it another way, not completed. Putting clear coat on polished metal is not a finish, it's a metal prep for a finish. I suppose there's a place for it on a first rig or two if you think you're going to break it or just experimenting, but really, on a bike you want to ride?
2. Frames made of food. I don't care if Pandas are cute and cuddly looking to you, a frame shouldn't be made out of something they eat (and I realize they eat different bamboo than what folks are making frames out of but still).
3. Hipster mismatched stuff on purpose. 1 spoked wheel and one composite wheel looks stupid on a fixie with an orange tire and purple grips and green something else. The only thing dumber looking is typically the rider.
What are your three?