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Old 06-21-11 | 07:33 PM
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...

It can be done, for sure, but I'm not sure it can be done well. Brompton folding bike frames are fillet brazed steel, and they used to sell one that was just clearcoated to show off the workmanship which, I'm told, is very pretty. But they have stopped offering that finish; apparently it just did not hold up well enough. And that in a factory that prides itself on doing things right. So... if you have access to all the right equipment, I'm sure you can do it. Maybe as well as Brompton; I, for one, could not.
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