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During the summer of 1971, I wrote to Raleigh Industries in England concerning racing cycle frame manufacture. Mid August, Mr. G.V. O'Donovan, Executive Director of Carlton Cycles Ltd. (a Raleigh division at the time) replied with a two page letter finishing with these remarks: " ---Don't be afraid to be different. The buffs who buy custom frames like to have something individualistic --- give up aftershave and use strong smelling rubbing oil and always wear a track suit to the office. Take a good Italian name (your local Cosa Nostra family probably have a leasing scheme) buy a good selection of lucky charms (see the small ads in Voodoo Weekly) go to church regular and watch your horoscope. In all seriousness, custom frame building is not easy and you will need luck; I hope you get it."

Marchetti ML301/G-500 Frame Brazing Fixture Twenty-nine years later and I'm still looking for that good Italian name, but I've had the good luck to continue cranking out cycle frames. Steel tubing conjoined with lugs brazed with a hand held oxy-propane torch is what I know. And the knowledge that riders like Tim Luther are enjoying the ride really sparks my torch!
Marchetti ML301/G-500 Frame Brazing Fixture

In the "Store" section of my web site you will find current which is a listing of completed framesets ready for sale. The listings are usually standard geometry road frames but may include prototypes, duplicates of custom road or track frames, etc. Orders are not accepted for the standard geometry road frames as they are manufactured in batches throughout the year. When you see them listed in "Current Inventory" they're in stock!

For those "Buffs" who need something a little more individualistic, perhaps the "Custom Road & Track Frame Order" section would suit. Click on the "Hinault/Genzling Frame Sizing Method" and delve into the arcane world of body to bike mapping. After the five frame dimensions Hs, H, I, Q and L have been determined from your unique set of body measurements and the body measurement ratios have been considered, click on the ordering bar. Fill in the web order form skipping the "Standard Frame Ordering Info". Enter all the information in the "Custom Frame Order Info" section plus the billing information and click on "Submit".

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Last Modified: 4/21/2003