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Date: 07 Jul 2007 21:21:35
From: landotter
Subject: Lynskey Ti Frames
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Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship. Still in Chattanooga, just
a couple hours from me. *g* I can't attest to their quality on a
glance, but the welds looked nice and the rear sliding drops were
pretty sexy. Shop dude says they're starting at $1600, which seems
reasonable. Neato laser etched head tube design--because ain't that
really what you're buying it for. :-P
http://minisite.lynskeyperformance.com/
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 12:57:52
From: Wayne
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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On Jul 9, 12:00 pm, Jasper Janssen <jas...@jjanssen.org > wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:48:07 -0000, Qui si parla Campagnolo
> >again, in Oootawah TN.."Some guys that jumped ship" is a real hoot.
>
> "Some guys that jumped ship" sounds like a fair description to me --
> admittedly they did so by selling off a wholly owned family business,
> rather than by turning in their resignations, but still.
>
> Jasper
To me "Jumped ship" has a bad connotation, like rats leaving a sinking
ship. The Lynsky's created Litespeed, sold it and now are creating a
new business while Litespeed continues. Sounds like they are building
ships, not "jumping ship"
Wayne
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 13:50:29
From: landotter
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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On Jul 9, 7:43 am, Qui si parla Campagnolo <p...@vecchios.com > wrote:
> On Jul 8, 9:53 am, landotter <landot...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Jul 8, 9:48 am, Qui si parla Campagnolo <p...@vecchios.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Jul 7, 3:21 pm, landotter <landot...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
> > > > Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
> > > > some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship.
>
> > > I'm surprised the 'shop owner' can be so clueless. The Lynskey family
> > > STARTED Litespeed, grew it to the American Cycle Group with Merlin,
> > > QR, etc., then sold it. 2 years later they started making ti frames
> > > again, in Oootawah TN.."Some guys that jumped ship" is a real hoot.
> > > Shopowner needs to do some homework. Level 1 homeblend starts at
> > > $1750...we are a Lynskey dealer, have been for about 18 months.
>
> > > Still in Chattanooga, just
>
> > OK, I'll run down a couple blocks and kick the shit out of the guy for
> > his hyperbole, if it makes you feel better. Well, tomorrow. Yessir.
>
> Doesn't matter to me. If the gent wishes to be informed or not is his
> problem.
>
I really don't have any investment in the family politics of these
frames, just saw a cool ti frame on a wall with neat dropouts. You
people in the business can run along and have your soap operas.
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 12:43:54
From: Qui si parla Campagnolo
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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On Jul 8, 9:53 am, landotter <landot...@gmail.com > wrote:
> On Jul 8, 9:48 am, Qui si parla Campagnolo <p...@vecchios.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jul 7, 3:21 pm, landotter <landot...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
> > > Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
> > > some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship.
>
> > I'm surprised the 'shop owner' can be so clueless. The Lynskey family
> > STARTED Litespeed, grew it to the American Cycle Group with Merlin,
> > QR, etc., then sold it. 2 years later they started making ti frames
> > again, in Oootawah TN.."Some guys that jumped ship" is a real hoot.
> > Shopowner needs to do some homework. Level 1 homeblend starts at
> > $1750...we are a Lynskey dealer, have been for about 18 months.
>
> > Still in Chattanooga, just
>
> OK, I'll run down a couple blocks and kick the shit out of the guy for
> his hyperbole, if it makes you feel better. Well, tomorrow. Yessir.
Doesn't matter to me. If the gent wishes to be informed or not is his
problem.
>
> For what it's worth, I ain't ever been in a bike shop that didn't
> either straight up lie to me or stretch the truth about something.
> You're still just "sellin' arn" wiith all that it entails.
Ok, enjoy your shopping experience.
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Date: 08 Jul 2007 12:23:17
From: landotter
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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On Jul 8, 1:26 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org > wrote:
> > landotter wrote:
> >> Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
> >> Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
> >> some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship. Still in Chattanooga, just
> >> a couple hours from me. *g* I can't attest to their quality on a
> >> glance, but the welds looked nice and the rear sliding drops were
> >> pretty sexy. Shop dude says they're starting at $1600, which seems
> >> reasonable. Neato laser etched head tube design--because ain't that
> >> really what you're buying it for. :-P
> >>http://minisite.lynskeyperformance.com/
> jim beam wrote:
> > hmmm, seems they still haven't learned why every one else on the planet
> > uses tapered tubes for their stays...
>
> There's engineering and then there's fashion - guess which one pays the
> bills? hint: Check out a SWOBO some time.
For $550, an Otis would be super cool, but at the list price, I'd save
up a fifty and get the fully equipped Novara Fusion. The SWOBO brand
seems like contrived anti-fashion or a ferrous Avril Lavigne--but
that's just from looking at the web piktures.
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Date: 08 Jul 2007 08:53:57
From: landotter
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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On Jul 8, 9:48 am, Qui si parla Campagnolo <p...@vecchios.com > wrote:
> On Jul 7, 3:21 pm, landotter <landot...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
> > Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
> > some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship.
>
> I'm surprised the 'shop owner' can be so clueless. The Lynskey family
> STARTED Litespeed, grew it to the American Cycle Group with Merlin,
> QR, etc., then sold it. 2 years later they started making ti frames
> again, in Oootawah TN.."Some guys that jumped ship" is a real hoot.
> Shopowner needs to do some homework. Level 1 homeblend starts at
> $1750...we are a Lynskey dealer, have been for about 18 months.
>
> Still in Chattanooga, just
OK, I'll run down a couple blocks and kick the shit out of the guy for
his hyperbole, if it makes you feel better. Well, tomorrow. Yessir.
For what it's worth, I ain't ever been in a bike shop that didn't
either straight up lie to me or stretch the truth about something.
You're still just "sellin' arn" wiith all that it entails.
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Date: 08 Jul 2007 14:48:07
From: Qui si parla Campagnolo
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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On Jul 7, 3:21 pm, landotter <landot...@gmail.com > wrote:
> Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
> Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
> some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship.
I'm surprised the 'shop owner' can be so clueless. The Lynskey family
STARTED Litespeed, grew it to the American Cycle Group with Merlin,
QR, etc., then sold it. 2 years later they started making ti frames
again, in Oootawah TN.."Some guys that jumped ship" is a real hoot.
Shopowner needs to do some homework. Level 1 homeblend starts at
$1750...we are a Lynskey dealer, have been for about 18 months.
Still in Chattanooga, just
> a couple hours from me. *g* I can't attest to their quality on a
> glance, but the welds looked nice and the rear sliding drops were
> pretty sexy. Shop dude says they're starting at $1600, which seems
> reasonable. Neato laser etched head tube design--because ain't that
> really what you're buying it for. :-P
>
> http://minisite.lynskeyperformance.com/
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 17:00:47
From: Jasper Janssen
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:48:07 -0000, Qui si parla Campagnolo
<peter@vecchios.com > wrote:
>I'm surprised the 'shop owner' can be so clueless. The Lynskey family
>STARTED Litespeed, grew it to the American Cycle Group with Merlin,
>QR, etc., then sold it. 2 years later they started making ti frames
>again, in Oootawah TN.."Some guys that jumped ship" is a real hoot.
"Some guys that jumped ship" sounds like a fair description to me --
admittedly they did so by selling off a wholly owned family business,
rather than by turning in their resignations, but still.
Jasper
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Date: 08 Jul 2007 04:33:31
From: andresmuro@aol.com
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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On Jul 7, 5:15 pm, jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net > wrote:
> landotter wrote:
> > Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
> > Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
> > some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship. Still in Chattanooga, just
> > a couple hours from me. *g* I can't attest to their quality on a
> > glance, but the welds looked nice and the rear sliding drops were
> > pretty sexy. Shop dude says they're starting at $1600, which seems
> > reasonable. Neato laser etched head tube design--because ain't that
> > really what you're buying it for. :-P
>
> >http://minisite.lynskeyperformance.com/
>
> hmmm, seems they still haven't learned why every one else on the planet
> uses tapered tubes for their stays...
and I thought that those bikes had been in accidents and had bent
their seatstays.
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Date: 08 Jul 2007 04:32:33
From: andresmuro@aol.com
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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On Jul 7, 3:21 pm, landotter <landot...@gmail.com > wrote:
> Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
> Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
> some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship. Still in Chattanooga, just
> a couple hours from me. *g* I can't attest to their quality on a
> glance, but the welds looked nice and the rear sliding drops were
> pretty sexy. Shop dude says they're starting at $1600, which seems
> reasonable. Neato laser etched head tube design--because ain't that
> really what you're buying it for. :-P
>
> http://minisite.lynskeyperformance.com/
That bike is bent
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Date: 08 Jul 2007 03:58:33
From: Michael Press
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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In article
<1183843295.119449.164840@n60g2000hse.googlegroups.com >
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landotter <landotter@gmail.com > wrote:
> Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
> Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
> some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship. Still in Chattanooga, just
> a couple hours from me. *g* I can't attest to their quality on a
> glance, but the welds looked nice and the rear sliding drops were
> pretty sexy. Shop dude says they're starting at $1600, which seems
> reasonable. Neato laser etched head tube design--because ain't that
> really what you're buying it for. :-P
>
> http://minisite.lynskeyperformance.com/
Katie, bar the door! That is uuuuuuuuuugly.
--
Michael Press
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Date: 07 Jul 2007 16:15:04
From: jim beam
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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landotter wrote:
> Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
> Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
> some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship. Still in Chattanooga, just
> a couple hours from me. *g* I can't attest to their quality on a
> glance, but the welds looked nice and the rear sliding drops were
> pretty sexy. Shop dude says they're starting at $1600, which seems
> reasonable. Neato laser etched head tube design--because ain't that
> really what you're buying it for. :-P
>
> http://minisite.lynskeyperformance.com/
>
hmmm, seems they still haven't learned why every one else on the planet
uses tapered tubes for their stays...
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 16:58:51
From: Jasper Janssen
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:15:04 -0700, jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net >
wrote:
>hmmm, seems they still haven't learned why every one else on the planet
>uses tapered tubes for their stays...
By tapered, do you mean non-circular in profile, or lessening in diameter
towards the end?
Jasper
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 18:49:35
From: jim beam
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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Jasper Janssen wrote:
> On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:15:04 -0700, jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net>
> wrote:
>
>> hmmm, seems they still haven't learned why every one else on the planet
>> uses tapered tubes for their stays...
>
> By tapered, do you mean non-circular in profile, or lessening in diameter
> towards the end?
>
> Jasper
i mean wider at one end than the other, not ovalizing.
/real/ stays are made tapered /and/ with greater wall thickness at the
bb end to resist bending and fatigue. someone using plain tube either
doesn't understand or is being cheap.
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Date: 16 Jul 2007 20:31:32
From: Jasper Janssen
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:49:35 -0700, jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net >
wrote:
>Jasper Janssen wrote:
>> On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:15:04 -0700, jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> hmmm, seems they still haven't learned why every one else on the planet
>>> uses tapered tubes for their stays...
>>
>> By tapered, do you mean non-circular in profile, or lessening in diameter
>> towards the end?
>i mean wider at one end than the other, not ovalizing.
>
>/real/ stays are made tapered /and/ with greater wall thickness at the
>bb end to resist bending and fatigue. someone using plain tube either
>doesn't understand or is being cheap.
I would expect the latter, rather than the former.
Jasper
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Date: 08 Jul 2007 13:26:28
From: A Muzi
Subject: Re: Lynskey Ti Frames
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> landotter wrote:
>> Just a heads up if you're looking for a ti frame. I saw a beautiful
>> Lynskey ti frame on the LBS wall this morning. Shopowner says it's
>> some guys from Litespeed that jumped ship. Still in Chattanooga, just
>> a couple hours from me. *g* I can't attest to their quality on a
>> glance, but the welds looked nice and the rear sliding drops were
>> pretty sexy. Shop dude says they're starting at $1600, which seems
>> reasonable. Neato laser etched head tube design--because ain't that
>> really what you're buying it for. :-P
>> http://minisite.lynskeyperformance.com/
jim beam wrote:
> hmmm, seems they still haven't learned why every one else on the planet
> uses tapered tubes for their stays...
There's engineering and then there's fashion - guess which one pays the
bills? hint: Check out a SWOBO some time.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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