Thanks for looking. Please let me know if you have any questions. Operators are standing by - so "Go Wild"!!!
Speaking of Operators, you seem to be one! Smooth that is. I must commend you on your taking advantage of the times, opportunities and marketplace. You really are spreading out and working your business.
I have a question for you. Do you enjoy the business/marketing end of it as much as you enjoy the creative/dirty hands end?
Thanks for looking. Please let me know if you have any questions. Operators are standing by - so "Go Wild"!!!
Speaking of Operators, you seem to be one! Smooth that is. I must commend you on your taking advantage of the times, opportunities and marketplace. You really are spreading out and working your business.
I have a question for you. Do you enjoy the business/marketing end of it as much as you enjoy the creative/dirty hands end?
R
until i "hear" otherwise, i'll take that as a compliment!
yeah - i do enjoy that end too. in these times, most framebuilders don't have the resources and contacts to get these parts made and brought to market. there are fewer and fewer parts and there is a growing pool of framebuilders still working and more still hanging out a new shingle. if i can offer a quality item that'll allow them to have another choice with which to fill that frame order, i am happy with that. if i can make a small profit, that's cool too. hey - i have a racing team to support!!
Thanks for looking. Please let me know if you have any questions. Operators are standing by - so "Go Wild"!!!
Speaking of Operators, you seem to be one! Smooth that is. I must commend you on your taking advantage of the times, opportunities and marketplace. You really are spreading out and working your business.
I have a question for you. Do you enjoy the business/marketing end of it as much as you enjoy the creative/dirty hands end?
R
until i "hear" otherwise, i'll take that as a compliment!
Exactly as intended. I wouldn't insult you - I might end up buying a frame from you and you might "forget" to completely braze a lug!
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yeah - i do enjoy that end too. in these times, most framebuilders don't have the resources and contacts to get these parts made and brought to market. there are fewer and fewer parts and there is a growing pool of framebuilders still working and more still hanging out a new shingle. if i can offer a quality item that'll allow them to have another choice with which to fill that frame order, i am happy with that. if i can make a small profit, that's cool too. hey - i have a racing team to support!!
seriously though, i am a one-man business and i enjoy what i do. i hope some of it is contagious. in this era, many framebuilders are going toe-to-toe with major manufacturers. helping a guy find a part or offering up some advice on a technical issue is alot easier with the internet. i am all for that.
I just had this conversation with my nephew. He's looking for a used fixie frame and I pointed out that a small frame building operation's product is preferable to a larger company's lower quality frame. A one-man-band does this stuff for love, not to become rich. I have a feeling you're going to "screw" up and make a lot of money, though. Just a hunch.
Speaking of Operators, you seem to be one! Smooth that is. I must commend you on your taking advantage of the times, opportunities and marketplace. You really are spreading out and working your business.
I have a question for you. Do you enjoy the business/marketing end of it as much as you enjoy the creative/dirty hands end?
R
until i "hear" otherwise, i'll take that as a compliment!
Exactly as intended. I wouldn't insult you - I might end up buying a frame from you and you might "forget" to completely braze a lug!
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yeah - i do enjoy that end too. in these times, most framebuilders don't have the resources and contacts to get these parts made and brought to market. there are fewer and fewer parts and there is a growing pool of framebuilders still working and more still hanging out a new shingle. if i can offer a quality item that'll allow them to have another choice with which to fill that frame order, i am happy with that. if i can make a small profit, that's cool too. hey - i have a racing team to support!!
seriously though, i am a one-man business and i enjoy what i do. i hope some of it is contagious. in this era, many framebuilders are going toe-to-toe with major manufacturers. helping a guy find a part or offering up some advice on a technical issue is alot easier with the internet. i am all for that.
I just had this conversation with my nephew. He's looking for a used fixie frame and I pointed out that a small frame building operation's product is preferable to a larger company's lower quality frame. A one-man-band does this stuff for love, not to become rich. I have a feeling you're going to "screw" up and make a lot of money, though. Just a hunch.
as you prolly know - i'm in this gig 33+ years already. not that it matters, but i'm 52. why and how would anything fiscal change "now" simply because i sell branded frame parts. what about the t shirts and water bottles that i (and everybody else) has sold all these years?! it's fun to find additional revenue sources, yeah! but i have to tell you, "screwing up - making a lot of money...", is relative and not likely to happen after 3 decades. again - i'm a one man shop. and i'm going brazin' now!
A-brazin' we will go...! Sounds fun.
You're leveraging your time by utilizing the internet to work while you're sleeping. Things like that can easily cause you to "screw up" into the next tax bracket. But obviously it ain't all about the money.
You don't have an apprentice or someone to who you're passing the knowledge?
as you prolly know - i'm in this gig 33+ years already. not that it matters, but i'm 52. why and how would anything fiscal change "now" simply because i sell branded frame parts. what about the t shirts and water bottles that i (and everybody else) has sold all these years?! it's fun to find additional revenue sources, yeah! but i have to tell you, "screwing up - making a lot of money...", is relative and not likely to happen after 3 decades. again - i'm a one man shop. and i'm going brazin' now!
A-brazin' we will go...! Sounds fun.
You're leveraging your time by utilizing the internet to work while you're sleeping. Things like that can easily cause you to "screw up" into the next tax bracket. But obviously it ain't all about the money.
You don't have an apprentice or someone to who you're passing the knowledge?
as you prolly know - i'm in this gig 33+ years already. not that it matters, but i'm 52. why and how would anything fiscal change "now" simply because i sell branded frame parts. what about the t shirts and water bottles that i (and everybody else) has sold all these years?! it's fun to find additional revenue sources, yeah! but i have to tell you, "screwing up - making a lot of money...", is relative and not likely to happen after 3 decades. again - i'm a one man shop. and i'm going brazin' now!
A-brazin' we will go...! Sounds fun.
You're leveraging your time by utilizing the internet to work while you're sleeping. Things like that can easily cause you to "screw up" into the next tax bracket. But obviously it ain't all about the money.
You don't have an apprentice or someone to who you're passing the knowledge?
