Feather road bike

rickyfeather · Post by **rickyfeather** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:24 am

This is more likely to be more your cup of tea than any of my bikes so far.

http://feathercycles.blogspot.com/2011/ ... chine.html

Ricky.

menticknap · Post by **menticknap** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:06 am

Thats rather nice, but I was getting a steel frame especially made, I would prefer lugs. Call me old fashioned, I just like them.
You say its lightweight. What was the weight for a 61cm frame only? How does that compare to aluminium and carbon. I know you probably get this question quite a lot and I know steel is real.

rickyfeather · Post by **rickyfeather** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:28 am

Lugs is fine, I love lugs too, this particular customer liked the idea of fillets. Thats the fun thing about a custom bike, there are less limits.

I didn't get the exact weight of the frame, but it is easily as light as an alu frame of the same size, though a much more forgiving, but still responsive ride. Probably not as light as carbon. It weighed less than another frame that i compared it to which was a reynolds 853 frame in 55cm.

As for a lugged frame, that would be slightly heavier due to lugs and a slightly thick tube wall in the join area.

Simon Donoghue · Post by **Simon Donoghue** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:22 am

Ricky - love the craftsmanship and individuality of your bikes ! The convergence of art, design and engineering - must be a pleasure to own one.