Butted tubing is indistinguishable from straight gauge tubing generally. What you're actually talking about in the whole butted vs. welded discussion is lugged frames vs. welded frames. As for butted vs. straight gauge, butted generally results in a lighter frame and indicates higher quality. Other than that though, this looks great. Excellent job!
Last edited by DonPenguino; 08-31-06 at 01:08 PM.