Comments on: Realized

By: beth h

beth h — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:18:08 +0000

What a beautiful mess.
It will be cool to see what kind of front rack you put on it.
Congrats!

By: Hank

Hank — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:04:09 +0000

I think you have some potato cannon potential. It would be useful for expressing disapproval in certain situations where cars are hazardous to the cyclist.

By: Leaf Slayer

Leaf Slayer — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:09:28 +0000

Whoa! You could totally fire bottle rockets out of that thing. Better yet, a Roman candle.

Nice bike.

By: AlexWetmore

AlexWetmore — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:54:18 +0000

The original DT was cut out and the weld was cleaned up as much as possible. There is still a tiny sliver (cresent moon shaped) of DT welded to the bottom of the seat tube.

The new DT comes in at a shallower angle and a little (~2mm) below the original DT’’s cresent moon.

When I brazed in the new DT I filled the whole area between the old and new with brass. I think it looks pretty good:
http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/gallery/5107556_tDdQU#326962975_GmZoG

I feel pretty confident with it structurally, but I am curious to see how it holds up. The DT/HT/Cargo Tube junction was actually harder, just because there was a compound miter and a very shallow angle between the DT and cargo tube.

By: Nick Marinelli

Nick Marinelli — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:30:23 +0000

Looks great!! How did you resolve the DT – BB shell question?

By: Jimmy Livengood

Jimmy Livengood — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:13:24 +0000

Nice! Them”r some fancy mitres! Thanks again for documenting all this, it’’s fantastic to see the process you”ve gone through.

By: James Black

James Black — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:36:22 +0000

Hi Alex:

Congratulations – your frameset is looking great! This is a true DIY triumph. I can”t wait to see it assembled.

James Black