Classic Gothic.

Posted on April 28, 2010

Long before young people stood outside book stores wearing black lipstick and eyeliner there was Gothic design and you can count me as a fan. I’m not so much a fan of detailed Gothic stuff but I love the simple long lines found in simple gothic design – think less gargoyle and more flying buttress.

Anyway, I’m doing prep work for a Rando style bike that will use a classic 1″ top tube and Gothic 3 point lugs. The lugs are unique with their 3 points on each tube (as opposed to two) and their flying buttress reinforcements. They are very tricky to work with and take way too much time but I enjoy working with them and glad to do so. It takes a solid 1/2 day to cut and shape them into the pictured form and it’s worth every minute. The buttresses do not really perform much of a function really (unless looking cool is a function) and as much as I like every little thing to have a purpose and earn it’s keep I do these just for the look.

I’ll get some photos posted sometime late next week when these lugs find their way off the scrap tubes in the photos and onto and into the real frame.

Dave

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7 responses to “Classic Gothic.”

  1. James says:
    April 29, 2010 at 7:05 am

    Those are pretty spectacular.

  2. Jimi says:
    April 29, 2010 at 7:55 am

    Dave, The first time I saw one of your frames it was in Asphalt magazine. It was a wonderful shade of yellow and I think your own personal bike. Anyway, it had buttressed lugs like these… and I immediately fell in love w/ it. Can’t wait to see’m on the real frame.

  3. Wil Blanchard says:
    April 29, 2010 at 11:14 am

    Dave,

    So where does one come across a set of lugs like that?

    Thanks, Wil

  4. kirks says:
    April 30, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Hey Wil,

    I found a bunch of them years ago but I’m running low at this point. I’m not sure where one might find them now.

    Dave

  5. Edoz says:
    May 16, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    Beautiful frame. Too bad those lugs aren’t available anymore.

  6. kirks says:
    May 16, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    Have you looked? I think I might know of some out there.

    dave

  7. Edoz says:
    August 10, 2010 at 6:54 pm

    I have only looked through regular suppliers like Nova and Ceeway. A few Google searches turned up nothing, but I surely could be missing them somewhere. I know I”m a little late on the reply, but you might know of some somewhere?

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