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Yet again, I have elected to start the New Year by building a frame with the legend that is Geoff Roberts.
As I have now done this a few times, I thought it might be a good idea to have a crack at building a fillet-brazed lugless frame.
I e-mailed Geoff a few times at the end of last year, and after a bit of back and forth, we settled on a light tourer, built from Columbus Max - a copy of a Roberts fame I had spotted in the Roberts thread on this very forum.
Imagine my surprise therefore when I arrived on Monday morning to find a box of tubes on my bench, bearing the legend Columbus Cento.
Now, the Cento tube set is, without doubt, a thing of great beauty, a wonder to behold. A tubeset so expensive and esoteric is not, however, the first thing one would normally select for ‘having a go’ at something.
The bulbous bottom bracket for example requires the fabrication of some particularly complex mitres. It is what I believe more experienced frame builders describe as ‘ a bit of a twat’.
Anyway, we have cracked on, and as I left today there was something resembling a bicycle frame in the vice.
Quick style note: today I tested the Rapha Mechanics Jacket, as endorsed by framebuilding legend Ricky Feather. If, like me, you think this jacket might improve your brazing action, save your money. It won’t.
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