Recent content by ragnarock

For my specific project, steel with FRO inspired style was most viable structurally. Just contact him: https://www.frankthewelder.com/contact/

Haha! yeah... them thar new fangled things all gone done ruined our internets. I ofcourse know all that and agree with you. I do find it a shame. It's the same on many other forums I've been long term member of (15+!!!) years. Part of it is the new things, part of it is the kidzo's coming in and...

Agreed let's bring the DeKerf's back out from the sheds! It's obviously always been a slightly boutique brand so there's fewer of them around, but there are a few. He's a fantastic frame builder - with great understanding for the qualities of steel tubing. Nothing else I've ever ridden comes...

Beautiful! Seems quite a long head tube. Is this a frame for a properly sized (tall) gentleman?

To me, it was always Syncros and the Hammer and Cycle logo on the stems ...Syncros/Scott should do a little retro run of t-shirts... they have some interesting handlebars and other bits in current iteration but it's not the same. I did have a Ti Syncros seatpost on this for a little while...

My bike thanks you all for the praise! I do feel very lucky to have been able to work with Frank. I actually approached a handful of UK builders in the early stages of this process and got turned down. "Mini dogsbolx" and "mini Donkis nob" were email subject lines. I also got into discussion...

For my second proper post: Dekerf I feel things have slowed down here at RB since I joined in 2011. There's been chat amongst the misty eyed oldtimers about it in various threads. It goes in waves, things are not the way they used to be. So I decided maybe I should post a bit rather than just...