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Some really useful advice, I felt much better after reading people's views. Chas was great, Reynolds 853 frame will be mine in 2 months.
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Thanks Bodie.
I have been looking at frame builders for the last few months, Dave Yates, Mercian, Feather, Wilson... and have read all the threads I could find on here relating to this issue. For various reasons I have settled on Roberts Cycles (history, proximity, general high regard) just not sure how much I should be sitting back and leaving it to them from here.
Just thought, is there a reason you think I should look at other builders instead of Roberts Cycles? They seem well respected from what I have read.
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Hello All,
On Wednesday I am going to see Chas Roberts for a fitting. My plan is to have Roberts build the frame, I will source the components and pay Roberts to build the bike.
At the moment I use an old Giant beater for my 18 mile (round-trip) daily commute. My aim is to get a really efficient perfectly fitting bike so that a 25-30 mile daily round-trip will be practical, not sure I could manage this on my current bike.
Any advice on how I should handle this would be greatly appreciated. Would you leave it all to Roberts knowing you can rely on his expertise? Or would you consider a fitting from somewhere like Cyclelabs as a second opinion to take into account?
This is the first time I have ordered a custom built frame, any ideas on what the really important decisions are would be great. I'm hoping this will be my most treasured possession and I don't want to cock it up.
A big Thank You to anyone who takes the time to respond.
All the best.
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Specialised Armadillo every time if the aim is to avoid a puncture
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It does say this:
All LUMA BESPOKE: steel frames are built by the frame building legend, Jan Kole ‘Steel Man’. The Steel Art Collection is 100% hand-built with Columbus Zona tubing, and the design on the frames is 100% protected with coating applied on top of the graphic that stays permanent.
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So you have something to push against to get the worn pad out?
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Horizontal drop outs but with more of a racing than track geometry, lugged, columbus full carbon fork, horizontal top tube, A-head. Hope that gives a fuller picture.