Icycling Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 I once upon a time had dreams of building welded frames - still have about a 450kg metrology table (for sale) to proves it - not to mention a mech. engineering deploma. Then did my in service training at the only company I was prepared to accept a job - Aerodyne space Technology - which probably help me as I new where I wanted to work and thus was easier to place! Composite materials the other end of the spectrum. Eventually I became the project mangaer of the Lotus bicycle frame - yes the bike that Chris Boardaman rode to the current world 1 hour record in 96 of 56.375km in an hour! I was luckily enough to witness this event in Manchester live and now this year I will be representing RSA at the world Masters champs at the same track championship! Now I am merely just an importer of Bicycle parts into RSA and have a lot of free time! Sometimes reality is better than dreams! But your craftsmanship sure looks good!
Icycling Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 According to a good source; You'll be pleased to know that this bike is in the Liverpool Museum. I saw it just the other day and will post onto your wall. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150873454251922&set=p.10150873454251922&type=1&theater
T-Bob Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Nice work fella. Love that part of the UK where so many places had a guy out the back of the LBS crafting custom bikes. You'd go in get fitted, choose colours, finishes etc and wait for a legend to build you a SLX or a 753. Mass produced bikes were only really found in Halfords and they made me feel dirty just looking at them.
Deep Section Posted June 21, 2012 Author Posted June 21, 2012 Awesome, execellent craftmanship and you are correct the local SA market would be to small to make a living. Bummer Believe it or not it would be cheaper and more efficient to build frames here and send them to SA, opposed to building in SA and shipping to the U.K. This is based just upon materials.
Deep Section Posted June 21, 2012 Author Posted June 21, 2012 I once upon a time had dreams of building welded frames - still have about a 450kg metrology table (for sale) to proves it - not to mention a mech. engineering deploma. Then did my in service training at the only company I was prepared to accept a job - Aerodyne space Technology - which probably help me as I new where I wanted to work and thus was easier to place! Composite materials the other end of the spectrum. Eventually I became the project mangaer of the Lotus bicycle frame - yes the bike that Chris Boardaman rode to the current world 1 hour record in 96 of 56.375km in an hour! I was luckily enough to witness this event in Manchester live and now this year I will be representing RSA at the world Masters champs at the same track championship! Now I am merely just an importer of Bicycle parts into RSA and have a lot of free time! Sometimes reality is better than dreams! But your craftsmanship sure looks good! That must have been very a satisfying project to be involved in. Where in S.A did the frame get put together?
DJR Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 That frame looks so great, I hope it will never see a drop of paint.
milky4130 Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 I often wondered what happened to you Mattie, one moment you're podiuming in SV next moment you just vanished. Nice work, let us know once there is a website up & running.
udxcob Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 we nhave our own Salvo here in cape town making BMX and Fixie frames, take a look here http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/salvo.bmx http://salvobmx.blogspot.com/
Caerus Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Wow - would give my left acorn for that frame! You want to be like Iron?
Deep Section Posted June 24, 2012 Author Posted June 24, 2012 That frame looks so great, I hope it will never see a drop of paint. I am pretty sure no colour was added, when we sent it to it's owner it had a clear coat of lacquer. For once my work was not hidden by paint
Deep Section Posted June 24, 2012 Author Posted June 24, 2012 we nhave our own Salvo here in cape town making BMX and Fixie frames, take a look here http://www.facebook....php#!/salvo.bmx http://salvobmx.blogspot.com/ Have been watching them grow, I am happy they are making a success of it.
Deep Section Posted June 24, 2012 Author Posted June 24, 2012 I often wondered what happened to you Mattie, one moment you're podiuming in SV next moment you just vanished. Nice work, let us know once there is a website up & running. Hey Bud! Vanished when it was time to follow my calling. You still doing those crazy free way rides ? Website will be up and running in the next month or so.
milky4130 Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 Hey Bud! Vanished when it was time to follow my calling. You still doing those crazy free way rides ? Website will be up and running in the next month or so.LOL! Maintenance reduced the width of the lanes by too much, so I take the safer routes now. Will be keeping an eye out for the website.
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