Originally Posted by
c_booth
His 'weight weenie' philosophy I find quite interesting, in that it seems to fly in the face of what a lot of contemporary steel framebuilders espouse.
he hasn't been around that long, so I don't think you can make any judgments based on what's on his web site. I don't see much reason to be a weight weenie with steel frames. It's really not that hard to build carbon if you want to be a weight weenie.
As far as small fillets go, if you are getting full penetration, then a small fillet is just as strong and durable as a large fillet.
If you build the frame with an extended seat mast, you have all sorts of options for the seat stay join.