SAVINE rain bike - columbus zona/MAX

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oldmuthariley
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by oldmuthariley

Hello there,
it has been raining non stop where i live in Wiltshire in the UK for a few weeks now - or so it seems.
To celebrate this i ordered a frame/forks form Savine cycles in Germany (Daniel Savine the builder is English and works for Merida as an MTB mechanic.)
He only builds a handful of frames each year and i'm lucky to be getting the first in the UK.

It's being painted at the moment and should be with me in a couple of weeks:

Paint will be ivory/cream with light grey decals and cream stem / pewter King headset and silver record 10 speed group.
Hammered honjos and a Ti record seatpost should make it into a pretty nice rain bike (almost too nice to ride in the rain!!)

here's a pre paint pic - columbus zona frame tubes and columbus max forks

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by oldmuthariley

a couple more pics:
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Valbrona
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by Valbrona

Lugs suck.

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by NoiseBoy

Interesting frame design. Ivory/Cream sounds nice too but it won't look good for long as a rain bike!

oldmuthariley
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by oldmuthariley

Valbrona wrote:Lugs suck.


thanks - a well thought out post there.

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by Wederkinck

Pretty decent rain bike 8-) Looking forward to see the frame color and final build

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Subscribed!
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Elrey
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by Elrey

mmmm.... can't wait to see more to this bike :beerchug:

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by bencolem

Nice, looking forward to seeing this one built. How did you come across Savine then?

oldmuthariley
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by oldmuthariley

bencolem wrote:Nice, looking forward to seeing this one built. How did you come across Savine then?


cheers, i saw his frames on velocipede salon / paceline forum and then followed his blog.
We exchanged a few emails , a phone call, more emails and hey presto - a savine frame in the works.

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by michel2

following it to, i went from my colnago e.p. back to my merckx mx leader, loving the lugs (-: steel or cf !

oldmuthariley
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by oldmuthariley

Frame is now painted so it should be with me soon...
pics soon as well :thumbup:

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by oldmuthariley

Better pics soon!
frame and forks painted:
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groupset:
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by 855

very nice frame and parts.

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by Valbrona

Juanmoretime wrote:Lugs suck because its not carbon fiber?


No. Lugs suck because steel frame technology has moved on. Large diameter tubes and TIG welding give stronger and more lightweight frames, larger diameter tubes also produce stiffer frames, and using larger tubes allow them to be shaped so as to improve ride quality. Any Monkey Brain can braze up a lugged frame, or for that matter a fillet brazed frame as well, but yer TIG welding requires skill and know-how.

Lugged frames are child's play.

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