Originally Posted by
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We are going to start doing some bikes / frames without cable stops and H2O brazeons
but I veiw it this way - having brazeons when you do want them is a one thing: not having brazeonsd when you really need them is another thing altogether
But as a style statement; I understand the naked frame concept - just a matter of having enough demand for them and time to add yet another frame
You don't NEED braze-ons. If you want to run a cable housing for a rear brake, and a lot of FG setups don't, you can get some really classy old-school Campy chromed cable housing clamps that actually look better than any braze-on. If you want a water bottle, and I don't, you can get bottle chromed steel cages with clamps. The whole point of a FG or SS is its elegant simplicity, and the less junk you put on it the better. Also, chrome or nickel plating or even painting cable guides/stops and the such is difficult to do.