Daltex Handmade Bicycles

[PCW]

Did you have to remove the brake caliper on the submarine when you got a flat?

You obviously didn't stop by Cafe Latex's booth at NAHBS or you'd know that there is no reason to remove a wheel from a bike when you have a flat. Some folks just like doing it the hard way I suppose ;)

Glenn, thanks for the kind words. I'm hoping you're recovered from NAHBS enough so that we can start up again. I'm getting antsy. I need to file something and/or weld something.

[revtilton]

Glenn,
Whats the point of only selling complete bikes and not just the frameset?

[edoz]

You obviously didn't stop by Cafe Latex's booth at NAHBS or you'd know that there is no reason to remove a wheel from a bike when you have a flat. Some folks just like doing it the hard way I suppose ;)

For me, tubeless was more trouble than it was worth.

Glenn, do you have a favorite build? Do you have a least favorite/important lesson in saying no build?

[Dallas Tex]

Whoa... now I really love you!

Bob,

Right back at ya.

We used to be a Shiner Bock shop, then Jay introduced me to the joy of beer brewed with far, far too many hops....

there is always good stuff in the fridge.

GT

[Dallas Tex]

Glenn,
Whats the point of only selling complete bikes and not just the frameset?

The main point is maintaining a certain control over the final product. I need for the customer to be 'wowed' on the moment of delivery, putting someones old Shimano 600/Ultegra would detract from that moment. Some nice Campy eleven speed and a Chris King headset goes a long way to ensuring long term love.

Also, the new components are always a better value. I built a bike for a bike shop owner recently, and found that my costs on the build kit were lower than the clients.

Invariably, the customer would also need a new headset, stem, front derailleur, cableset/housings, seatpost, etc. Add those costs to the equation and I firmly believe it is always a better value to ebay what you've got and spend the bread on the a complete new bike.

thanks,

GT

[Dallas Tex]

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Glenn, do you have a favorite build? Do you have a least favorite/important lesson in saying no build?

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I had a guy (yet another engineer...) order a fully loaded touring rig. He was about 6' 4" and planned on carrying tons of gear on his annual self-supported tour accross the US. It needed to be bombproof. I went with True Temper Supertherm, double oversized lugs, tandem grade fork blades, etc. I got a call from the guy maybe two weeks later, he had got some miles on it and absolutely loved it. For me, this was high praise from a cranky engineer (you know those touring guys have unique personalities).

Best lesson? Whenever the potential client starts out with "I have some ideas on the design...." or if the client has actual part numbers from True temper catalog - All red flags. One larger size gentleman wanted me to fillet braze him a bike from True Temper S3. I told him it wasn't the bike that I build and I didn't like the idea. Guy got completely pissed off at me, I was glad because he would've been a 'challenge' to work with through the build process.



GT

[Dallas Tex]

Glenn, thanks for the kind words. I'm hoping you're recovered from NAHBS enough so that we can start up again. I'm getting antsy. I need to file something and/or weld something.

yeah, we need to get busy. when do you start your retro bike project? Where did you find that tubeset?

Gt

[Dallas Tex]

If it is in fact possible to love an inanimate object, this German beauty stole my heart......

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[Dallas Tex]

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[j44ke]

Nice snake! And I like all the shiny bits too. Classic-looking road bike.

[Dallas Tex]

Nice snake! And I like all the shiny bits too. Classic-looking road bike.

Thanks!

it gets harder and harder to get polished silver components, as opposed to black/carbon.

The guy that owns that bike is fond of saying, 'I have an angry snake between my legs'.

[Dallas Tex]

Colonel's Bikes Ferrous Bike Festival Fort Worth Texas: Nice ride to a local brewery for free beer. Nice ride back to Colonels for more free beer and tons of beautiful steel bikes.

Dave Tesch

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[Dallas Tex]

Pristine DeRosa all original check out the Campy bottle & cage AND the Campy saddle with inflatable bladder.

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[Dallas Tex]

1952 Hetchins !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Dallas Tex]

My little buddy Jeremy Shlacter formerly form Ft Worth. Gallus Cycles

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[Dallas Tex]

Pegoretti that Dario did most of the black paint accents with a sharpie.


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[Dallas Tex]

My good friend Texas builder David Cheakas / Tsakanikas (greek spelling) / Southwest Frameworks

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[Dallas Tex]

A steel LOOK race bike. Don't see many of these guys....

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[Dallas Tex]

Wes Williams from Willits Cycles in Austin

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[Dallas Tex]

Surplus Motorola Team race bike set up for Paris-Roubaix


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