Imported custom aluminum frames?

My recent crash and injuries have me ruminating about what I'll be
getting in the way of safe and sturdy future bike frames. I am
confident in my old stalwart frames, long proven and nicely overbuilt
in the days before computer stress modeling. And I have a gorgeous
custom frame by David Bohm that is certainly as strong as anybody
could need. But I have now two bikes whose frames are no longer of
any use, and I would like to furnish them with replacement frames that
are more robust than those generally available now. One of them was
grafted together from two other frames and is thus of unconventional
geometry to boot.

I seem to recall that some folks have had one-off aluminum bicycle
frames built in Taiwan, at a price that was much less than a
made-to-spec frame would cost from a full-service framebuilder. I am
curious as to whether anybody posting here has gotten one?

If so, was the product satisfactory? What options were offered, and
what were the terms?

I would appreciate a referral from any satisfied buyer of such a
frame.

Chalo Colina

On 5 Oct 2004 21:34:03 -0700, (Chalo) wrote:

My recent crash and injuries have me ruminating about what I'll be
getting in the way of safe and sturdy future bike frames. I am
confident in my old stalwart frames, long proven and nicely overbuilt
in the days before computer stress modeling. And I have a gorgeous
custom frame by David Bohm that is certainly as strong as anybody
could need. But I have now two bikes whose frames are no longer of
any use, and I would like to furnish them with replacement frames that
are more robust than those generally available now. One of them was
grafted together from two other frames and is thus of unconventional
geometry to boot.

I seem to recall that some folks have had one-off aluminum bicycle
frames built in Taiwan, at a price that was much less than a
made-to-spec frame would cost from a full-service framebuilder. I am
curious as to whether anybody posting here has gotten one?

If so, was the product satisfactory? What options were offered, and
what were the terms?

I would appreciate a referral from any satisfied buyer of such a
frame.

Chalo Colina

Chalo, as you know, I live here and I've been to Chuan Well. If I can
help out somehow, I will.

Michael J. Klein
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
Please replace mousepotato with asiancastings
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On 5 Oct 2004 21:34:03 -0700, (Chalo) wrote:

My recent crash and injuries have me ruminating about what I'll be
getting in the way of safe and sturdy future bike frames. I am
confident in my old stalwart frames, long proven and nicely overbuilt
in the days before computer stress modeling. And I have a gorgeous
custom frame by David Bohm that is certainly as strong as anybody
could need. But I have now two bikes whose frames are no longer of
any use, and I would like to furnish them with replacement frames that
are more robust than those generally available now. One of them was
grafted together from two other frames and is thus of unconventional
geometry to boot.

I seem to recall that some folks have had one-off aluminum bicycle
frames built in Taiwan, at a price that was much less than a
made-to-spec frame would cost from a full-service framebuilder. I am
curious as to whether anybody posting here has gotten one?

If so, was the product satisfactory? What options were offered, and
what were the terms?

I would appreciate a referral from any satisfied buyer of such a
frame.

Chalo Colina

Chalo, as you know, I live here and I've been to Chuan Well. If I can
help out somehow, I will.

Michael J. Klein
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
Please replace mousepotato with asiancastings
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