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28-02.-2007, 07:16 PM
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Melbourne Frame Builders
I'm planning on getting a custom steel (853?) touring/Audax/commuting frame built.
I know a little about Cecil Walker and St Kilda Cycles, and would like to hear about any others, and recommendations based on good/bad experiences. |
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28-02.-2007, 10:05 PM
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Re: Melbourne Frame Builders
Thylacine Cycles, but his website is down
 http://www.thylacinecycles.com/ There's Paconi in Braeside. (doesn't have a website) 9 Macbeth St Braeside VIC 3195 p: (03) 9587 0688 Hillman in West Brunswick, but their stickers are ugly  http://home.vicnet.net.au/~hillman/custom.html Kennedy in Black Rock, but I think Paconi makes most of his frames http://www.kennedycyclefit.com/Text...3/Custom-Frames I'm not sure if Daryl Perkins is still building frames Now the big question: why do you want a custom frame? Do you have particular requirements? Last edited by 531Aussie : 28-02.-2007 at 10:24 PM. |
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01-03.-2007, 07:03 AM
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Re: Melbourne Frame Builders
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01-03.-2007, 07:14 AM
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Re: Melbourne Frame Builders
Why custom?
Longer thighs than average means seat needs to be further back, means more slope in the seat-post. This is especially so for a Brooks saddle, which tends to push you forward a bit more than others. I can get a post with miles of set-back, but then I tend to be too far back on the frame (thighs sometimes annoyingly touch panniers, rack, seat-bag etc). Hence custom. Why steel? Because the ride is much smoother than aluminium (no big deal for commuting, Beach Rd etc, but a very big deal for a day on gravel roads). |
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01-03.-2007, 07:14 AM
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Re: Melbourne Frame Builders
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Yeah, he is, not sure of the lead time though. Just give him a call. He's in the whitepages. |
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02-03.-2007, 06:01 PM
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Location: Adelaide
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Re: Melbourne Frame Builders
Those Baum's are pretty - I want one! Check out the pics on cyclingnews from the Aussie bike shows. The detail!
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/200...ts/australia051 http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/200...stralia/aussies http://www.cyclingnews.com/shows.ph...lia/default#top etc etc |
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06-03.-2007, 08:50 PM
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Re: Melbourne Frame Builders
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And something more recent... http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2006/shows/australia06/?id=results/australia062 My Rohloff equipped Espresso is damn nice. MTB style, but I've set it up as a tourer/commuter and I'll do Audax rides on it. |
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