2001 an Oddity.
I built this frame in 2001 for a friend of mine. I'd previously built him a more traditional looking lugged frameset in the 1980's and after he wrote that off I produced this one. Things had changed by the 21st century and there was a clash of ideas between us, my friend being more used to a traditional diamond pattern lugged frame and myself looking toward modern styles. This is what we came up with incorporating his much loved Cinelli Spoiler bracket, 23" seat tube and then my tilt to modernity in a sloping top tube and some fillet brazing. There was no way he was having a threadless steerer. It was not originally the celeste green and the later paintwork was not so nice as the original stove enamel. My friend passed away recently and after a clean up and fettle, I am hoping to find someone who would like to buy the bike.
2001 an Oddity.
I built this frame in 2001 for a friend of mine. I'd previously built him a more traditional looking lugged frameset in the 1980's and after he wrote that off I produced this one. Things had changed by the 21st century and there was a clash of ideas between us, my friend being more used to a traditional diamond pattern lugged frame and myself looking toward modern styles. This is what we came up with incorporating his much loved Cinelli Spoiler bracket, 23" seat tube and then my tilt to modernity in a sloping top tube and some fillet brazing. There was no way he was having a threadless steerer. It was not originally the celeste green and the later paintwork was not so nice as the original stove enamel. My friend passed away recently and after a clean up and fettle, I am hoping to find someone who would like to buy the bike.