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Originally Posted by alf
Yes, Vintage steel is the way to go. Italian or hand made in the US frames with high end Shimano or Campy components could be had for $1500...
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That's art!
Hooowah! I'm gonna go old school steel frame w/Campy (or high end Shimano)
. Just found a loong established Mom & Pop shop (referred by another bike shop that doesn't sell or build steel bikes) not far from me that sounds like exactly what I need. They're closed Mon. but I looked in the windows and am gonna be there when he and his wife open at 11:00 am tomorrow.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/pacific-coast-cycles-oceanside for 5 reviews. The last, below, makes me really hope that my excitement is warranted:
"This shop is owned by Chuck Hoefer who came to Carlsbad to work for Masi filing lugs and frames. After Masi shut down shop Chuck bought this shop, that was in 1977. Since then Chuck has striven to be a real bike shop; not a bike store. In the early eighties Chuck got into riding off road and at one time if you wanted a mountian bike this is the only place in southern California where you could find one.
At this shop you can get a bike brazed, filed, tapped, faced, chased, tuned, painted, and oh yea Chuck is a great wheel builder who can build you anything from the superlight race wheelset to the super knarly downhill wheels and he can solve most people's wheel problems.
This shop has sent people like Leo Castellon, Brian Lucas and Mike Varley out into the bike industry where they have built or designed bikes that you or your kids have probably ridden. This shop tends to keep their employees around for years and don't be surprised to see someone from another shop in here looking for some hard to find part or just hanging out. Oh yea, this shop can find or order just about anything. So if you're looking for a real bike shop this is it."
More reviews here:
http://www.socalmtb.com/shops/openshop.cgi?loc=socal&lbs=sd__12