My new custom Zanconato
02-21-06, 02:50 PM
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My new custom Zanconato
Over the weekend I was able to take the train out to Worcester MA to get fitted for my first custom bike. I've had my eye on an IF for nearly two years, but I decided to go with a builder I could meet in person, and who could fit me himself.
After lots of searching I contacted Mike Zanconato (zanconato.com and bikesbyzank.blogspot.com) and finally arranged a time to head out to his shop - which he shares with builder/painter Toby Stanton of Hot Tubes fame.
Mike spent over two hours fitting me up, showing me around the shop (which is located in an old manufacturing mill - very cool), letting me dig around in bins of lugs and look at different tubing, and answering my numerous first-time-custom-buyer questions. Plus, I got to see a few of his frames in raw form and lay eyes on some of the beautiful lug work I've been looking over on the web for the last several weeks.
This whole custom bike thing has already been a blast and I can't wait for my new bike. I'll post pics and updates as I get them.
After lots of searching I contacted Mike Zanconato (zanconato.com and bikesbyzank.blogspot.com) and finally arranged a time to head out to his shop - which he shares with builder/painter Toby Stanton of Hot Tubes fame.
Mike spent over two hours fitting me up, showing me around the shop (which is located in an old manufacturing mill - very cool), letting me dig around in bins of lugs and look at different tubing, and answering my numerous first-time-custom-buyer questions. Plus, I got to see a few of his frames in raw form and lay eyes on some of the beautiful lug work I've been looking over on the web for the last several weeks.
This whole custom bike thing has already been a blast and I can't wait for my new bike. I'll post pics and updates as I get them.
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Over the weekend I was able to take the train out to Worcester MA to get fitted for my first custom bike. I've had my eye on an IF for nearly two years, but I decided to go with a builder I could meet in person, and who could fit me himself.
After lots of searching I contacted Mike Zanconato (zanconato.com and bikesbyzank.blogspot.com) and finally arranged a time to head out to his shop - which he shares with builder/painter Toby Stanton of Hot Tubes fame.
Mike spent over two hours fitting me up, showing me around the shop (which is located in an old manufacturing mill - very cool), letting me dig around in bins of lugs and look at different tubing, and answering my numerous first-time-custom-buyer questions. Plus, I got to see a few of his frames in raw form and lay eyes on some of the beautiful lug work I've been looking over on the web for the last several weeks.
This whole custom bike thing has already been a blast and I can't wait for my new bike. I'll post pics and updates as I get them.
After lots of searching I contacted Mike Zanconato (zanconato.com and bikesbyzank.blogspot.com) and finally arranged a time to head out to his shop - which he shares with builder/painter Toby Stanton of Hot Tubes fame.
Mike spent over two hours fitting me up, showing me around the shop (which is located in an old manufacturing mill - very cool), letting me dig around in bins of lugs and look at different tubing, and answering my numerous first-time-custom-buyer questions. Plus, I got to see a few of his frames in raw form and lay eyes on some of the beautiful lug work I've been looking over on the web for the last several weeks.
This whole custom bike thing has already been a blast and I can't wait for my new bike. I'll post pics and updates as I get them.
