crazy how this guy took classes in February and is now already selling several different models. I was sort of excited because I thought that I could take classes locally, but now it seems like he doesn't have much more time into this than me. I think his 600 dollar "classic" frames deserves a thread of its own.

Honestly, I don't care about competitors or market. If I sold enough frames to friends to pay off my equipment I'd call that a success. Hell, if I come home with a bike that I made myself that would be a success. I honestly just want to make the bikes I want to make, and if very people are interested, I'm cool with that. I work for myself and have a lot of free time and want to do this for myself mostly. I've played the guitar for years and never played in front of people you know? It's just harder when every bike you make you don't want just sitting there, and you don't want to keep throwing down cash.

So to re-iterate tig/Ti is hard and expensive. Stainless/brazing is hard or unproven?