Friday, December 27, 2024

A re-issue of my roots

Back in 1978 I started out as a hobby frame builder, mostly out of wanting to know what went into a bicycle frame- kind of the last frontier for a bike mechanic. The first 6-7 frames were named after the street I lived on - Routier. The next frames were given a different name as I was no longer living on Routier st. I gave these frames my last name - Sadoff. There were probably less than 20 of these frames made. The frames were all road frames of lugged construction as that was all I knew how to build.
 
About a year and a half ago I got the idea to re-issue this brand and style of frame. One of my old customers had a frame on order and allowed the old name to be put on his frame-I even had decals made as painting the logo on by hand was too variable and I was way out of practice. Before I made that customer's frame I built this one- the prototype , so to speak. Funny to call it that as the materials and construction are in the style of over 40 years ago. Well, here's the result of my labors-it is a Columbus SL frame with Henry James cast lugs and Shimano dropouts. I had built this frame about a year ago but only finished assembling the bike yesterday. I used whatever old parts I had up in the loft that would work well and be somewhat modern without being the latest. The build is Campagnolo 10 speed for the most part but there's other stuff on there that is pretty random. The bike rides nicely-hoping that I can take it on a real ride later today.  These frames may not be on the website but I will build one for anyone who orders one.

I don't have any pricing yet but I'm sure I could come up with a quote. This one is my size but I might not keep it as I have way too many bikes-and some of them are 40 year old versions of what you see here.

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