Without too much emotional discomfort, I built my Pace up using all Ringle bits.
People generally rabbit on about Pace frames needing to be built with British and European parts, and whilst part of me would tend to agree with such a notion I am happy not to have followed it in this instance.
However, I am finding it really difficult to build a USA frame with British bits and bobs...
Anyone else find that?
I know that USA manufacturers and frame builders themselves in the day would spec foreign bits (well, Canadian) but how do people feel about using middleburn, pace, goldtec etc on USA frames?
It's an east coast frame in this instance, so part of me thinks it's
Ok because of the whole tea connection, but I'm uneasy none-the-less.
Opinions...?
BB
People generally rabbit on about Pace frames needing to be built with British and European parts, and whilst part of me would tend to agree with such a notion I am happy not to have followed it in this instance.
However, I am finding it really difficult to build a USA frame with British bits and bobs...
Anyone else find that?
I know that USA manufacturers and frame builders themselves in the day would spec foreign bits (well, Canadian) but how do people feel about using middleburn, pace, goldtec etc on USA frames?
It's an east coast frame in this instance, so part of me thinks it's
Ok because of the whole tea connection, but I'm uneasy none-the-less.
Opinions...?
BB