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I don't mean to say that ovalizing is bad. Sometimes it's great, like the oval at the bottom of a seat tube, definitely an easy win for...

If the TT is inch and the DT is 1-1/8" then it's EL. EL-OS bumps up both of those sizes by another eighth, i.e. 1-1/4" DT. EL was...

Thanks, I'll gladly share the progress but it will be very slow. I got as far as cutting out the old toptube etc and then got pulled to...

Great story @bulgie! It goes to say steel is right there as a top material for lightweight frame building if you know how to work well...

That's a very nicely put together frame! Good job, I don't think I've ever seen a steel frame that intricate or lightweight 👍 The...

Being a framebuilder myself (retired), I kinda hate this guy for making such mastery look so easy! Argh! But seriously, I'm a fan...

Nice!! ;)

----- wonderful read... https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1309469-urago-s-history.html have owned three of the firm's...

Oh right I meant to include the BG Magazine 'Hot Tubes' article scan. And I was reminded that it's in the Feb.'91 issue, so the frame...

Awful name😪 Most modern frame developments are for carbon fibre not steel, so once you build it up with internal cables, tapered fork...

The frame I made my wife in 1989 (I think) weighed 1,111 g, and the fork was 450g (under a pound!). All steel, 49 cm frame. Main frame...

----- agree that repair and respray costs from a framebuilder might put it out of reach for you and/or what seller might be willing to...

I'm a retired framebuilder and a bit of a bike snob, so my opinion may be a bit harsh, but that looks like careless and/or unskilled...

I seem to remember Modolo cables were 1.8 mm, but the memory is foggy, don't trust it. Oh wait I have one, measured it, it's exactly...

Anyone seen this? AI that decided it needs to stay "alive", and thwarts efforts to shut it down. And it was willing to harm a human to...