Old 01-28-07, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Otis
You might not know who he is, but he's got lots of credibility in the two-wheeled world (human powered and motorized) and was there. Regardless, the point he is making is "CHOICE". To me it's the end all to the carping about all this old vs. new BS. I guess not everybody can get a handle on that though.
Well, based on those gross over generalizations without any supporting evidence that he offers in that piece, I think Maynard G. Krebs will have more credibility than Maynard Hershon before long. Particularly this:

Originally Posted by Hershon
And although the ’70s were the so-called
heyday of lugged steel frames, you can buy a
better lugged steel frame now than you could’ve
then. Frames from many of today’s builders are
finer, more fussed-over and better finished than
anything Cinelli, Hetchins, Singer or Confente
ever produced.
Without slighting current framebuilders--and many a fine one there are--that's complete nonsense.

Neal
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