Aw look, I take what old school builders say with a huge dose of respect and a small grain of salt. I love lugs and I love old school frames, but to be frank, the 531 lugged frame is not the ultimate expression of a bicycle frame. Nice? Sure. The ultimate expression of steel construction? Nope.

From my perspective, anything that takes lugs to the next level is worth investing in, and I think the Slant 6 fits the bill there.

I haven't ridden a traditional lugged frame since the 80's, so it would be fun to try one out and compare it to my sloping top tubed TIG'd OX Platinum Tephra. Great, another project to add to the list!