Originally Posted by
evwxxx
So I emailed Jack and he got right back to me. Luckily I was driving thru that part of the country this past week on my way from Virginia to South Bend (via Pt Huron Ohio to do some birding) so we arranged to meet at his place to save on shipping. Let me tell you, he lives back in the sticks! Anyway brought him my colnago frame and he will replace the rear seat stays, straighten fork, bead blast and primer frame and fork all for a good price. Says he mostly just does re-sprays these days. Anyway a good experience and nice guy!
Did you mean Port Clinton? Bird Week brings a lot of people to the area. Magee Marsh, Crane Creek State Park and Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge offer some outstanding opportunities along the lake shore. Even our backyard feeders get some interesting visitors. The other day, we had a Harris Sparrow, normally they are much further west. And Bald Eagles are everywhere you look now, thanks to habitat restoration.
Back on topic, I should look into having a frame painted by him. Is there a long wait time? It sounds like he is not far from my brother-in-law's house, so shipping would be easy.