tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89781248726176352962024-03-14T04:13:57.092-05:00Curt Goodrich BicyclesCurt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-33191374237107499912009-01-23T10:54:00.003-06:002009-01-23T10:59:44.759-06:00New web site and blog!I have a new web site and blog. This blog is being abandoned. Please visit and frequent my new blog which is at <a href="http://www.curtgoodrich.com">http://www.curtgoodrich.com</a> Thank you.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-17833499113037349862008-12-08T13:00:00.000-06:002008-12-08T13:09:02.625-06:00Baffin Blue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/ST1wPM7oAtI/AAAAAAAAAuc/5-ALLOpdE9U/s1600-h/baffin1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/ST1wPM7oAtI/AAAAAAAAAuc/5-ALLOpdE9U/s320/baffin1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277497744819749586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/ST1wO-_K0KI/AAAAAAAAAuU/i-pOqYxnnEk/s1600-h/baffin2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/ST1wO-_K0KI/AAAAAAAAAuU/i-pOqYxnnEk/s320/baffin2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277497741076517026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/ST1wOanW9sI/AAAAAAAAAuM/nU6ECiSrW9o/s1600-h/baffin3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/ST1wOanW9sI/AAAAAAAAAuM/nU6ECiSrW9o/s320/baffin3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277497731312973506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/ST1wOHY6TXI/AAAAAAAAAuE/v9YT564AdcM/s1600-h/baffin4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/ST1wOHY6TXI/AAAAAAAAAuE/v9YT564AdcM/s320/baffin4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277497726152101234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/ST1wN897eTI/AAAAAAAAAt8/YKX2jb8r8gs/s1600-h/baffin5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/ST1wN897eTI/AAAAAAAAAt8/YKX2jb8r8gs/s320/baffin5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277497723354577202" border="0" /></a><br />That's the name of the Dupont paint color. I took these photos inside because it was too cold outside to sit in the snow. The color in natural light is a classic baby blue or some might call it a French blue or is it bleau? I only took one quarter of French but I should know. Anyway, this is a repaint of the earlier Tournesol. I'm happy with how it turned out.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-62051106128490179992008-11-21T17:12:00.000-06:002008-11-21T17:19:45.608-06:00Candy Apple Red<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdB9A_ZHmI/AAAAAAAAAt0/AwjyNChzV4I/s1600-h/par1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdB9A_ZHmI/AAAAAAAAAt0/AwjyNChzV4I/s320/par1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271254405354167906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdBpLoXzEI/AAAAAAAAAts/tWeI_0UmA30/s1600-h/par2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdBpLoXzEI/AAAAAAAAAts/tWeI_0UmA30/s320/par2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271254064613018690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdBoumQfKI/AAAAAAAAAtk/vGCq6wZGbXs/s1600-h/par3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdBoumQfKI/AAAAAAAAAtk/vGCq6wZGbXs/s320/par3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271254056819522722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdBoWo_W5I/AAAAAAAAAtc/AaI_4JsrPjo/s1600-h/par4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdBoWo_W5I/AAAAAAAAAtc/AaI_4JsrPjo/s320/par4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271254050388532114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdBoE8Ub-I/AAAAAAAAAtU/aw3HuivcU2k/s1600-h/par5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdBoE8Ub-I/AAAAAAAAAtU/aw3HuivcU2k/s320/par5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271254045637767138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdBoAdmRPI/AAAAAAAAAtM/w0qNZOg0V8I/s1600-h/par6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SSdBoAdmRPI/AAAAAAAAAtM/w0qNZOg0V8I/s320/par6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271254044435170546" border="0" /></a><br />That's the color. It looks really great in person. The pictures make it look a little maroonish but it's not. Probably the fluorescent lights. I like it.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-8111313722740260942008-11-14T14:07:00.000-06:002008-11-14T14:25:29.264-06:00531 Sportif<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3du3tRiPI/AAAAAAAAAtE/VEDwQgkwOik/s1600-h/gp1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3du3tRiPI/AAAAAAAAAtE/VEDwQgkwOik/s320/gp1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268610936390912242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3dT4GG2XI/AAAAAAAAAs8/o811xBfeMJI/s1600-h/gp2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3dT4GG2XI/AAAAAAAAAs8/o811xBfeMJI/s320/gp2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268610472638601586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3dGzaQhMI/AAAAAAAAAs0/RGA79J_rsJ4/s1600-h/gp3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3dGzaQhMI/AAAAAAAAAs0/RGA79J_rsJ4/s320/gp3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268610248042644674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3c5j3f8xI/AAAAAAAAAss/4dLQ-jw0Uqw/s1600-h/gp4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3c5j3f8xI/AAAAAAAAAss/4dLQ-jw0Uqw/s320/gp4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268610020532024082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3cqlxhwWI/AAAAAAAAAsk/OIvt32bFbgw/s1600-h/gp5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3cqlxhwWI/AAAAAAAAAsk/OIvt32bFbgw/s320/gp5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268609763345809762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3cbMbDnSI/AAAAAAAAAsc/zxMXE3rHu3M/s1600-h/gp6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SR3cbMbDnSI/AAAAAAAAAsc/zxMXE3rHu3M/s320/gp6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268609498842635554" border="0" /></a><br />This frame is built with NOS Reynolds 531 tubes along with stamped and welded long point Prugnat lugs. The lugs take a lot of work to make them presentable. I reshaped and filed them to a new profile. These old lugs present many challenges but in the end they can look really great. A subtle thing is the larger radius at the crotch of joint which you can see in the picture of the lower head lug. It's just an aesthetic thing but looks matter. I think all frame builders working with lugs should build at least a couple of frames with the old welded and stamped lugs. If for no other reason but to get some filing in. I see too many frames these days being built without the benefit of the business end of a file. The frame is designed around standard reach brakes and will have a front rack. I took these photos before putting on the rack mounts on the fork blades.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-40342278734160220182008-10-17T15:03:00.001-05:002008-10-17T16:08:02.282-05:00Wally's wine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPjyJSwhuAI/AAAAAAAAAic/t7pdLhIWHT0/s1600-h/ww1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPjyJSwhuAI/AAAAAAAAAic/t7pdLhIWHT0/s320/ww1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258218806423173122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPjx2Pxf6aI/AAAAAAAAAiU/KeDuRc3hHwI/s1600-h/ww2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPjx2Pxf6aI/AAAAAAAAAiU/KeDuRc3hHwI/s320/ww2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258218479204428194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPjxmr-oyuI/AAAAAAAAAiM/SfMoKK8YcqA/s1600-h/ww3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPjxmr-oyuI/AAAAAAAAAiM/SfMoKK8YcqA/s320/ww3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258218211897821922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPjxXEnzX4I/AAAAAAAAAiE/Xbb2rkd5NXY/s1600-h/ww4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPjxXEnzX4I/AAAAAAAAAiE/Xbb2rkd5NXY/s320/ww4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258217943635025794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPjxIgZRyFI/AAAAAAAAAh8/7RPXyf-_cz0/s1600-h/ww5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPjxIgZRyFI/AAAAAAAAAh8/7RPXyf-_cz0/s320/ww5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258217693392259154" border="0" /></a><br />Steve asked me to paint this frame and showed me a picture of a Baylis. The customer wanted that color. Brian Baylis is famous for mixing his own colors and is a master at it. Me, well, I'm a rookie. I stopped by my friend Chris Kvale's shop to look at his Dupont chip book. When I explained to him what I was looking for he said he had something like that. It was a custom color Chris had mixed for one of his customers. The customer's name is Wally. I've never met Wally nor have I seen wine this color but the name on the can was Wally's Wine. Chris was kind enough to let me use the color because he had a quart of it and hadn't used in years since painting Wally's bike. Lugs are Sachs Rene Singer. BB shell and crown are Pacenti The frame was built by Martin Tweedy. He did an excellent job.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-49891569592739047782008-10-13T11:19:00.000-05:002008-10-13T11:40:13.404-05:00One of the twins is built<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPN5yS4B_jI/AAAAAAAAAh0/zn2JjpzbOfw/s1600-h/Pete3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPN5yS4B_jI/AAAAAAAAAh0/zn2JjpzbOfw/s320/Pete3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256679095038770738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPN5gleK5NI/AAAAAAAAAhs/XWRUtYUH6ig/s1600-h/Pete4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPN5gleK5NI/AAAAAAAAAhs/XWRUtYUH6ig/s320/Pete4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256678790792930514" border="0" /></a><br />Pete got his frame built up. This is one of the twin frames. I think it looks good. If my bikes were only one color that blue would be it. He says he likes it. This bike can be ridden almost anywhere. From smooth paved roads with 23mm tires to gravel roads with 30mm tires. Raced or rambling. Fenders with fat tires or supple tubbies.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-64883711945279560452008-10-13T10:54:00.000-05:002008-10-13T11:09:57.572-05:00Kevin's 650B frame and fork<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPNyknNSMSI/AAAAAAAAAhk/YkxE-2eH2JY/s1600-h/km1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPNyknNSMSI/AAAAAAAAAhk/YkxE-2eH2JY/s320/km1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256671163397058850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPNyNrBw8dI/AAAAAAAAAhc/-s8Qi2W3LcI/s1600-h/km2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPNyNrBw8dI/AAAAAAAAAhc/-s8Qi2W3LcI/s320/km2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256670769285493202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPNx24Z0F1I/AAAAAAAAAhU/o_-FQjsRSP4/s1600-h/km3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPNx24Z0F1I/AAAAAAAAAhU/o_-FQjsRSP4/s320/km3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256670377739032402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPNxddjEN9I/AAAAAAAAAhM/6C7mLjQx4CI/s1600-h/km4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SPNxddjEN9I/AAAAAAAAAhM/6C7mLjQx4CI/s320/km4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256669941033351122" border="0" /></a><br />This frame and fork are built around 650B wheels. Pacenti stainless lugs and bb shell paired with a Sachs fork crown. The photos aren't very good because I took them quickly in the bright sun. I couldn't clearly see the display so the I didn't notice the focus is a little off. The finish on the lugs is a brushed look. Same for the head badge. It has a modern sort of look. I like it. The rear drops are NOS Campagnolo 1010A horizontals. The customer wants to have the ability to go single speed or a internally geared hub or a rear derailleur. The drop out faces are nickel plated. Paul cantilever brakes will be used. I've used the paint combination before. Green and yellow remind me of John Deere tractors but these two colors don't at all. In person, these colors really pop.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-41702970061039701192008-09-12T11:37:00.000-05:002008-09-12T11:52:04.614-05:00Team Red<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqd6FYMH2I/AAAAAAAAAhE/y2nN_rheIJI/s1600-h/red1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqd6FYMH2I/AAAAAAAAAhE/y2nN_rheIJI/s320/red1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245178337227972450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqdqE8FHZI/AAAAAAAAAg8/PrqEoHmkgyk/s1600-h/red2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqdqE8FHZI/AAAAAAAAAg8/PrqEoHmkgyk/s320/red2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245178062232165778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqdezcQlGI/AAAAAAAAAg0/KDJl-UfhM7c/s1600-h/red3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqdezcQlGI/AAAAAAAAAg0/KDJl-UfhM7c/s320/red3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245177868556735586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqdG6owS8I/AAAAAAAAAgs/Gbc394o86qI/s1600-h/red4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqdG6owS8I/AAAAAAAAAgs/Gbc394o86qI/s320/red4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245177458171333570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqc3mA8RcI/AAAAAAAAAgk/pNrSC_1Qlyo/s1600-h/red5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqc3mA8RcI/AAAAAAAAAgk/pNrSC_1Qlyo/s320/red5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245177194937599426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqcq2WsRjI/AAAAAAAAAgc/9EqbUO5ZiHo/s1600-h/dragon-fly3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqcq2WsRjI/AAAAAAAAAgc/9EqbUO5ZiHo/s320/dragon-fly3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245176975985493554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqcZBa9jkI/AAAAAAAAAgU/yWaadZukoMA/s1600-h/dragon-fly4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SMqcZBa9jkI/AAAAAAAAAgU/yWaadZukoMA/s320/dragon-fly4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245176669718548034" border="0" /></a><br />Finally after a summer vacation and a recovery time from a pinched nerve in my neck I got this frame painted and shipped out. This is RT's frame from the previous post. The red is a highly pigmented red. Expensive color but worth it. The lugs, crown and bb shell are Pacenti.<br /><br />The last two pictures are of the assembled dragon fly bike. There's an earlier post that shows the frame. I think the picture in the garden is fitting given the colors of the frame. The bike has a look of gentleness. Maybe that's due to the background, the design or the build. Either way I'm happy with it. The customer is too.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-82715494880504170472008-08-15T14:02:00.000-05:002008-08-15T14:16:59.067-05:00RT's road frame and fork<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXVbj4FFoI/AAAAAAAAAgM/VNpwzyk-8ag/s1600-h/rt1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXVbj4FFoI/AAAAAAAAAgM/VNpwzyk-8ag/s320/rt1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234824811351709314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXVG96AfuI/AAAAAAAAAgE/jk1vzdVbnCE/s1600-h/rt2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXVG96AfuI/AAAAAAAAAgE/jk1vzdVbnCE/s320/rt2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234824457561865954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXU6EGJEhI/AAAAAAAAAf8/tAVVPXd_p-k/s1600-h/rt3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXU6EGJEhI/AAAAAAAAAf8/tAVVPXd_p-k/s320/rt3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234824235885072914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXUtoEahpI/AAAAAAAAAf0/pnbPVYJOaHo/s1600-h/rt4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXUtoEahpI/AAAAAAAAAf0/pnbPVYJOaHo/s320/rt4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234824022203205266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXUhbbJ37I/AAAAAAAAAfs/2OmdYM4TVZ0/s1600-h/rt5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXUhbbJ37I/AAAAAAAAAfs/2OmdYM4TVZ0/s320/rt5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234823812650491826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXURp1qfbI/AAAAAAAAAfk/zVLkoDvhpHE/s1600-h/rt6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SKXURp1qfbI/AAAAAAAAAfk/zVLkoDvhpHE/s320/rt6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234823541641870770" border="0" /></a><br />This is a road frame and fork. Built around short reach caliper brakes and a sensible road geometry. It's a style I know well and have built the most. The lugs and crown are Pacenti. They are stainless and will get polished. Actually the seat lug won't because I don't polish those. So the head lugs and crown will be masked after polishing and before paint.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-61236528208833913042008-07-24T15:03:00.000-05:002008-07-24T15:16:08.833-05:00TK's rando frame and fork<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIji2r7gaxI/AAAAAAAAAfc/hzHamBvZp7A/s1600-h/tk1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIji2r7gaxI/AAAAAAAAAfc/hzHamBvZp7A/s320/tk1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226676796696587026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjioy6WugI/AAAAAAAAAfU/9rhXynIG1Fk/s1600-h/tk2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjioy6WugI/AAAAAAAAAfU/9rhXynIG1Fk/s320/tk2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226676558052637186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjierkcJkI/AAAAAAAAAfM/mIewTkzFVno/s1600-h/tk3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjierkcJkI/AAAAAAAAAfM/mIewTkzFVno/s320/tk3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226676384282977858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjiUJO88TI/AAAAAAAAAfE/fdoOBtvbSQU/s1600-h/tk4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjiUJO88TI/AAAAAAAAAfE/fdoOBtvbSQU/s320/tk4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226676203267354930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjiJad9_iI/AAAAAAAAAe8/2_iyIgBA-58/s1600-h/tk5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjiJad9_iI/AAAAAAAAAe8/2_iyIgBA-58/s320/tk5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226676018915180066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjh9QACnAI/AAAAAAAAAe0/F4BhNwT3H6E/s1600-h/tk6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjh9QACnAI/AAAAAAAAAe0/F4BhNwT3H6E/s320/tk6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226675809946868738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjhrzM_ceI/AAAAAAAAAes/QalMwTfn2jo/s1600-h/tk7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SIjhrzM_ceI/AAAAAAAAAes/QalMwTfn2jo/s320/tk7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226675510158782946" border="0" /></a><br />This frame and fork are designed and built around 650B wheels. The lugs are from Richard Sach and are called Rene Singer. The fork crown and bb shell are Pacenti. Built with light tubes and painted by JB. There's a custom stem, tail light and front rack but I'll wait to get complete bike pictures. Then I'll post pictures of the complete bike.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-1675221460206856372008-07-12T15:33:00.000-05:002008-07-12T15:44:49.426-05:00BB's frame<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkXiOP7lPI/AAAAAAAAAek/r6FmCJEeYUc/s1600-h/fillet1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkXiOP7lPI/AAAAAAAAAek/r6FmCJEeYUc/s320/fillet1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222231119620707570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkXWHQpPsI/AAAAAAAAAec/iNDaG3PH2eE/s1600-h/fillet2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkXWHQpPsI/AAAAAAAAAec/iNDaG3PH2eE/s320/fillet2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222230911586221762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkXKd3RA_I/AAAAAAAAAeU/SJMk8w5YJqE/s1600-h/fillet3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkXKd3RA_I/AAAAAAAAAeU/SJMk8w5YJqE/s320/fillet3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222230711495361522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkXAUHSPEI/AAAAAAAAAeM/lyc1NAl1ODY/s1600-h/fillet4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkXAUHSPEI/AAAAAAAAAeM/lyc1NAl1ODY/s320/fillet4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222230537079503938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkW0lWFjoI/AAAAAAAAAeE/6ln6MJ4L8h0/s1600-h/fillet5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkW0lWFjoI/AAAAAAAAAeE/6ln6MJ4L8h0/s320/fillet5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222230335546560130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkWqbIztWI/AAAAAAAAAd8/EeXHT-q33mQ/s1600-h/fillet6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkWqbIztWI/AAAAAAAAAd8/EeXHT-q33mQ/s320/fillet6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222230161007818082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkWchnzKaI/AAAAAAAAAd0/rk-zHhbWamw/s1600-h/fillet7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkWchnzKaI/AAAAAAAAAd0/rk-zHhbWamw/s320/fillet7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222229922230249890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkWSxQpc5I/AAAAAAAAAds/EIz9ffdbz0U/s1600-h/fillet8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkWSxQpc5I/AAAAAAAAAds/EIz9ffdbz0U/s320/fillet8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222229754629419922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkWGx-xpYI/AAAAAAAAAdk/KHu0GcJUwvU/s1600-h/fenders.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHkWGx-xpYI/AAAAAAAAAdk/KHu0GcJUwvU/s320/fenders.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222229548664464770" border="0" /></a><br />I finally got this project painted. The frame has bi-laminate construction which is fillet brazing combined with lugged construction. The paint color is a stock color for a 1938 Ford Model A. It's sort of blue and sort of green depending on the light. The fenders are Honjos. I almost didn't mask off the ends but I think the fenders look better like this.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-34231096982077885572008-07-07T14:53:00.000-05:002008-07-07T15:06:30.425-05:00Pearl cross frame and fork<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ3A8BfcbI/AAAAAAAAAdc/UmWKUoblgCQ/s1600-h/mar1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ3A8BfcbI/AAAAAAAAAdc/UmWKUoblgCQ/s320/mar1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220365776071913906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ2pBJBRZI/AAAAAAAAAdU/eqwITDjvQp4/s1600-h/mar2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ2pBJBRZI/AAAAAAAAAdU/eqwITDjvQp4/s320/mar2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220365365128807826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ2VWKNvCI/AAAAAAAAAdM/a8inWdYRzDs/s1600-h/mar3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ2VWKNvCI/AAAAAAAAAdM/a8inWdYRzDs/s320/mar3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220365027173579810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ2GSGvzEI/AAAAAAAAAdE/ClxUQc2Zqho/s1600-h/mar4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ2GSGvzEI/AAAAAAAAAdE/ClxUQc2Zqho/s320/mar4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220364768387255362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ1wleEidI/AAAAAAAAAc8/cwCBnbOr-lY/s1600-h/mar5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ1wleEidI/AAAAAAAAAc8/cwCBnbOr-lY/s320/mar5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220364395628235218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ1hzDs3qI/AAAAAAAAAc0/8ZogwQLdrKc/s1600-h/mar6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ1hzDs3qI/AAAAAAAAAc0/8ZogwQLdrKc/s320/mar6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220364141577690786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ1Nebxq7I/AAAAAAAAAcs/1e4pFO0Dy_Q/s1600-h/mar7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SHJ1Nebxq7I/AAAAAAAAAcs/1e4pFO0Dy_Q/s320/mar7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220363792444140466" border="0" /></a><br />Built with Sachs lugs, crown and bb shell. Light tubes and will be built with Tune parts. This will be an all out race bike first with the ability to add fenders in the off season. I'm happy with how it all turned out. The paint is white with an alabaster pearl in the clear. It doesn't show well in the pictures but in person it's quite striking.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-54988310447208973962008-06-26T12:42:00.000-05:002008-06-26T12:54:07.917-05:00Twins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPXiOYtMFI/AAAAAAAAAck/X3cPi8_nOPM/s1600-h/twins1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPXiOYtMFI/AAAAAAAAAck/X3cPi8_nOPM/s320/twins1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216249776402411602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPXSHqhH9I/AAAAAAAAAcc/mpxdTNMUsow/s1600-h/twins2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPXSHqhH9I/AAAAAAAAAcc/mpxdTNMUsow/s320/twins2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216249499720163282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPXEvkBauI/AAAAAAAAAcU/ts5KDpircWA/s1600-h/twins3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPXEvkBauI/AAAAAAAAAcU/ts5KDpircWA/s320/twins3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216249269912169186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPWrUCqV1I/AAAAAAAAAcM/FFHMptd7ioI/s1600-h/twins4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPWrUCqV1I/AAAAAAAAAcM/FFHMptd7ioI/s320/twins4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216248833027757906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPWflN3hnI/AAAAAAAAAcE/OVKEE1y_cGI/s1600-h/twins5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPWflN3hnI/AAAAAAAAAcE/OVKEE1y_cGI/s320/twins5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216248631479731826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPWRJw6yaI/AAAAAAAAAb8/WhrMFnNbJso/s1600-h/twins6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SGPWRJw6yaI/AAAAAAAAAb8/WhrMFnNbJso/s320/twins6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216248383592384930" border="0" /></a><br />I built these for two customers that are pals. One lives on the East Coast and the other lives on the West Coast. Both customers wanted the bikes painted identically. The colors and paint scheme were up to me. The only restriction and really it was more of a suggestion was not red because Tom had several red bikes. No problem. I love this blue. If all my bikes were to be painted one color I'd be perfectly happy with this color for a long time.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-12633739105358789512008-06-20T15:46:00.000-05:002008-06-20T15:56:05.332-05:00Front rack<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFwZCaaSXBI/AAAAAAAAAb0/AJFbcWx8jWI/s1600-h/green1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFwZCaaSXBI/AAAAAAAAAb0/AJFbcWx8jWI/s320/green1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214069997828201490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFwYs_dKNuI/AAAAAAAAAbs/YXXC6KI37sE/s1600-h/green2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFwYs_dKNuI/AAAAAAAAAbs/YXXC6KI37sE/s320/green2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214069629815240418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFwYdGOXn5I/AAAAAAAAAbk/62yMV4zV49U/s1600-h/green3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFwYdGOXn5I/AAAAAAAAAbk/62yMV4zV49U/s320/green3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214069356754345874" border="0" /></a><br />Here's some photos of a recently completed front rack. The frame and fork were done awhile ago but I was waiting for special mounting bolts to come in from Japan. The bolts replace the ones that mount the brake to the pivots. Finally the bolts showed up but they didn't work! Wrong thread pitch on one end. So I made my own. Not a big deal but bummed me out for waiting for these elusive good for nothing bolts. As I'm writing this I'm waiting for the customer to pick this up. I can't wait to see it built up.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-38438831460332932272008-06-13T15:33:00.000-05:002008-06-13T15:54:53.241-05:00Now for something completely different<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLeE_96knI/AAAAAAAAAbc/ljvb-zmG74U/s1600-h/b1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLeE_96knI/AAAAAAAAAbc/ljvb-zmG74U/s320/b1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211471896293053042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLd6MBAZ7I/AAAAAAAAAbU/iwPACxdPANY/s1600-h/b2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLd6MBAZ7I/AAAAAAAAAbU/iwPACxdPANY/s320/b2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211471710548682674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLdxI6cxnI/AAAAAAAAAbM/7d-11xEZQSY/s1600-h/b3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLdxI6cxnI/AAAAAAAAAbM/7d-11xEZQSY/s320/b3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211471555097052786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLdnV_mteI/AAAAAAAAAbE/rYBa2GiWoCI/s1600-h/b4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLdnV_mteI/AAAAAAAAAbE/rYBa2GiWoCI/s320/b4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211471386809644514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLdePQ8LWI/AAAAAAAAAa8/oOldZXx8pa0/s1600-h/b5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLdePQ8LWI/AAAAAAAAAa8/oOldZXx8pa0/s320/b5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211471230384483682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLdUj0A6KI/AAAAAAAAAa0/ClMDW_Q8Nx8/s1600-h/b6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLdUj0A6KI/AAAAAAAAAa0/ClMDW_Q8Nx8/s320/b6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211471064101611682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLdJl3bz7I/AAAAAAAAAas/EX-8sDKskWM/s1600-h/b7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLdJl3bz7I/AAAAAAAAAas/EX-8sDKskWM/s320/b7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211470875674267570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLc_tX3jpI/AAAAAAAAAak/ruJM3dnQ5Y8/s1600-h/b8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SFLc_tX3jpI/AAAAAAAAAak/ruJM3dnQ5Y8/s320/b8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211470705890659986" border="0" /></a><br />I finally finished the bi-laminate frame. It's built to be a single speed or converted to a 3 speed Sturmey Archer with a coaster brake. The gear cable is routed internally. The cable enters the down tube near the head tube and exits near the bb shell. The cable goes under the bb shell and enters the chain stay. The cable then exits the side of the chain stay near the rear wheel. I hope I never do that again.<br /><br />The seat stay arrangement is unusual. This sort of style was done by other builders like Singer and Routens. I doubt I'll do it again but it turned out the way I wanted it to. I like how the seat stay caps wrap part of the top tube. That was sort of a pain but worth it.<br /><br />The rear drop outs are from Pacenti. The faces are brazed on seperately and are made of stainless steel. The faces will be masked off before paint. I think they're a nice touch. Also the coaster brake plate is made of stainless steel too and will be masked off before paint. The swoopy tube between the seat and chain stay acts as a brace during the braking loads from the coaster brake. The loads aren't that significant so the tube is more decorative than functional. The tube is brass but is quite thick walled so it will be strong enough to actually act as a brace if needed. I used brass because it bent the way I wanted and it was the diameter that would look appropriate.<br /><br />The fork crown is the same twin plate crowns used on the Masis. It's a pain to work with but it sure lends some mojo to the overall aesthetic. These crowns are quite rare. Definitely not somthing I'll be using too often.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-31138614965401005752008-05-31T15:07:00.000-05:002008-05-31T15:23:20.587-05:00Bi-laminate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SEGxG88vFBI/AAAAAAAAAac/DFxUFE4vR5w/s1600-h/bilam1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SEGxG88vFBI/AAAAAAAAAac/DFxUFE4vR5w/s320/bilam1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206637377215206418" border="0" /></a>Sorry for the lame formatting. Here's some shots early into a build. Combining lugs with fillet brazing is often called bi-laminate construction. At least it is in England. This has never been a common form of joint joinery in the U.S. so I'm not sure if we have a term for it. I like to call it "a little something for everyone!" Heck there's even some tig welding in there. The points have been tig welded on and the weld bead was ground off. Thanks to Erik Noren for welding those on. Tig was necessary because I brazed the lugs and laid the fillets at the same time. Since fillets typically need to be done with brass it made sense to use that for the lugs too. If I had brazed the points onto the lugs beforehand with brass that filler would have melted during the construction. The melt would make the seam between the lug and the added point visible and ugly. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SEGw9s8vFAI/AAAAAAAAAaU/F0vXYeh6SIg/s1600-h/bilam2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SEGw9s8vFAI/AAAAAAAAAaU/F0vXYeh6SIg/s320/bilam2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206637218301416450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SEGw0M8vE_I/AAAAAAAAAaM/VBEDURo82PA/s1600-h/bilam3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SEGw0M8vE_I/AAAAAAAAAaM/VBEDURo82PA/s320/bilam3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206637055092659186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SEGwps8vE-I/AAAAAAAAAaE/TxhqKc_Dha0/s1600-h/bilam4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SEGwps8vE-I/AAAAAAAAAaE/TxhqKc_Dha0/s320/bilam4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206636874704032738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SEGwfM8vE9I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/sydb997zNfU/s1600-h/bilam5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SEGwfM8vE9I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/sydb997zNfU/s320/bilam5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206636694315406290" border="0" /></a>Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-10928270450698231912008-05-23T13:31:00.000-05:002008-05-23T13:43:14.586-05:00Paint shop is open!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcQBs8vE7I/AAAAAAAAAZs/h4asOqvkVDQ/s1600-h/Berg1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcQBs8vE7I/AAAAAAAAAZs/h4asOqvkVDQ/s320/Berg1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203645515881714610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcP0c8vE6I/AAAAAAAAAZk/aGgotFhkho0/s1600-h/Berg2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcP0c8vE6I/AAAAAAAAAZk/aGgotFhkho0/s320/Berg2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203645288248447906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcPpc8vE5I/AAAAAAAAAZc/T3b_4M1gCZU/s1600-h/Berg3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcPpc8vE5I/AAAAAAAAAZc/T3b_4M1gCZU/s320/Berg3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203645099269886866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcPes8vE4I/AAAAAAAAAZU/0AWVe7lWxl0/s1600-h/Berg4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcPes8vE4I/AAAAAAAAAZU/0AWVe7lWxl0/s320/Berg4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203644914586293122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcPPM8vE3I/AAAAAAAAAZM/py7JMN-HGJ8/s1600-h/Berg5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcPPM8vE3I/AAAAAAAAAZM/py7JMN-HGJ8/s320/Berg5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203644648298320754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcPCc8vE2I/AAAAAAAAAZE/z_ldyQDbSEg/s1600-h/Berg6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcPCc8vE2I/AAAAAAAAAZE/z_ldyQDbSEg/s320/Berg6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203644429254988642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcO3M8vE1I/AAAAAAAAAY8/AZD9ljI5Nu4/s1600-h/Berg7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcO3M8vE1I/AAAAAAAAAY8/AZD9ljI5Nu4/s320/Berg7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203644235981460306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcOpM8vE0I/AAAAAAAAAY0/-G9IzhycFaE/s1600-h/Berg8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SDcOpM8vE0I/AAAAAAAAAY0/-G9IzhycFaE/s320/Berg8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203643995463291714" border="0" /></a><br />Here's pictures of my first solo paint job. It turned out really well. There's room for improvement but the masking turned out crisp, no runs and the final clear has good gloss. I'm proud of it. The colors are much better in person. The green has a sort of gold pearl effect combined with a candy appearance. I think I'll use that color more.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-14243631362297238722008-05-14T13:02:00.000-05:002008-05-14T13:23:29.070-05:00Computer hiatus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsqonpfbiI/AAAAAAAAAYs/GNOUgx3nEBg/s1600-h/nb1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsqonpfbiI/AAAAAAAAAYs/GNOUgx3nEBg/s320/nb1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200297072055512610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsqb3pfbhI/AAAAAAAAAYk/wIlAn79qTM0/s1600-h/nb2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsqb3pfbhI/AAAAAAAAAYk/wIlAn79qTM0/s320/nb2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200296853012180498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsqR3pfbgI/AAAAAAAAAYc/ay6a2wSZmEc/s1600-h/nb3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsqR3pfbgI/AAAAAAAAAYc/ay6a2wSZmEc/s320/nb3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200296681213488642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsqGnpfbfI/AAAAAAAAAYU/PyDMqFJTyOI/s1600-h/nb4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsqGnpfbfI/AAAAAAAAAYU/PyDMqFJTyOI/s320/nb4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200296487939960306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsp73pfbeI/AAAAAAAAAYM/cr-8clKdiRA/s1600-h/nb5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsp73pfbeI/AAAAAAAAAYM/cr-8clKdiRA/s320/nb5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200296303256366562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsptXpfbdI/AAAAAAAAAYE/IDDwwkxm8aQ/s1600-h/nb6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsptXpfbdI/AAAAAAAAAYE/IDDwwkxm8aQ/s320/nb6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200296054148263378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsphXpfbcI/AAAAAAAAAX8/4-6lYpeNibg/s1600-h/nb7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SCsphXpfbcI/AAAAAAAAAX8/4-6lYpeNibg/s320/nb7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200295847989833154" border="0" /></a><br />I have a love/hate relationship with computers. This condition goes in streaks and lately I've been hating computers. Hating is too strong a word. Really I've been avoiding dealing with pictures and blogging. These activities so often feel like a waste of time. I know they're not but like so many one person operations sometimes things get pushed to the side for more important tasks. <br /><br />This randonneuse frame and fork are for Gunner's daughter. He's giving her this as a college graduation gift. Pretty nice gift but I'm biased. I still need to build the front rack for this but I'm going to paint it first. As I'm typing this the drop outs are in the plating bath and will be done soon. After that I'll prep the frame and mask off the nickel for paint. Earlier today I mixed up the epoxy primer and will spray the frame this afternoon. Hopefully I can get a little color on the frame too before I go home tonight. You may have noticed the dragonfly on the down tube. Gunner carved that and asked me if I'd put it on the frame. He explained to me that dragonflies are important to his daughter. At first I wasn't thrilled at the idea. Mostly because I didn't want someone to ask me to carve up something for them. I just don't think I have the talent to do that. Anyway I thought more about the reason for this whole bike being built and realized I needed to get over it. I think it's really cool that the bike is somewhat of a collaboration plus Gunner did a beautiful job. Also my daughter thought it was cool. One should never get in the way of a father's love for his daughter.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-83823189375617649222008-04-16T11:33:00.000-05:002008-04-16T11:40:41.689-05:003...2...1...blast off!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SAYqt9gtxhI/AAAAAAAAAX0/vrLL0PEh4P4/s1600-h/stack.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/SAYqt9gtxhI/AAAAAAAAAX0/vrLL0PEh4P4/s320/stack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189882589685335570" border="0" /></a><br />There it is. The new 15' exhaust stack is up and working perfectly. The duct is 24" in diameter so the rain hat needed to be 36" is diameter to effectively keep out rain and snow. Between this project, funerals and illnesses my time at the bench making frames has been limited this last 2.5 weeks. Yikes! Oh well, that's family life.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-75294351608789505342008-03-26T16:23:00.000-05:002008-03-26T16:35:52.022-05:00Davis fork crown<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_7JcZRCI/AAAAAAAAAXs/NfS_jB4GIzA/s1600-h/davis1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_7JcZRCI/AAAAAAAAAXs/NfS_jB4GIzA/s320/davis1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182165344111379490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_wZcZRBI/AAAAAAAAAXk/ovDNF4x9hP8/s1600-h/davis2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_wZcZRBI/AAAAAAAAAXk/ovDNF4x9hP8/s320/davis2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182165159427785746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_nJcZRAI/AAAAAAAAAXc/BkOTxBtWKpU/s1600-h/davis3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_nJcZRAI/AAAAAAAAAXc/BkOTxBtWKpU/s320/davis3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182165000513995778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_eJcZQ_I/AAAAAAAAAXU/ZhZzpxOhPvo/s1600-h/davis4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_eJcZQ_I/AAAAAAAAAXU/ZhZzpxOhPvo/s320/davis4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182164845895173106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_UpcZQ-I/AAAAAAAAAXM/VnE6BXthlx0/s1600-h/davis5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_UpcZQ-I/AAAAAAAAAXM/VnE6BXthlx0/s320/davis5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182164682686415842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_K5cZQ9I/AAAAAAAAAXE/Hx4ukwbQWiQ/s1600-h/davis6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-q_K5cZQ9I/AAAAAAAAAXE/Hx4ukwbQWiQ/s320/davis6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182164515182691282" border="0" /></a><br />This is a Davis sand cast fork crown from the 50's. The first two pictures show the crown in the untouched state. The crown is pretty crude to begin with. I refer to these sand castings as lumps of coal. It takes a great deal of labor to make them presentable. These castings make me appreciate the quality of investment casting. I wouldn't want to work exclusively with sand castings but occasionally it's fun.<br /><br />I didn't like how the groove looked on this crown so I filed it with brass. Since the fork will be silver brazed the brass won't melt when I heat the crown up again during construction. You can see I removed a lot of steel in coming up with this shape. Additionally I thinned out the crown a great deal. I will thin it more after brazing up the fork.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-88560550235639405572008-03-24T13:26:00.000-05:002008-03-24T13:38:50.753-05:00Paint class<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-fzv5cZQ8I/AAAAAAAAAW8/rbx16owScdU/s1600-h/squirt1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-fzv5cZQ8I/AAAAAAAAAW8/rbx16owScdU/s320/squirt1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181377900512363458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-fzdZcZQ7I/AAAAAAAAAW0/IHdBBD_VKtY/s1600-h/squirt2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-fzdZcZQ7I/AAAAAAAAAW0/IHdBBD_VKtY/s320/squirt2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181377582684783538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-fzPZcZQ6I/AAAAAAAAAWs/um6ndFMHAO8/s1600-h/squirt3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-fzPZcZQ6I/AAAAAAAAAWs/um6ndFMHAO8/s320/squirt3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181377342166614946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-fzDpcZQ5I/AAAAAAAAAWk/fLKLLDNwW-w/s1600-h/squirt4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-fzDpcZQ5I/AAAAAAAAAWk/fLKLLDNwW-w/s320/squirt4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181377140303152018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-fy1pcZQ4I/AAAAAAAAAWc/BYpAydo_-DU/s1600-h/squirt5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R-fy1pcZQ4I/AAAAAAAAAWc/BYpAydo_-DU/s320/squirt5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181376899784983426" border="0" /></a><br />I'm back from my painting class now. I won't bore you with the countless photos of my squirting paint but the first picture gives you the idea. I'm spraying on primer. The rest of the pictures are of one of the frames. I couldn't get the lighting right to show the green pearl. The frame looks primarily white but in the right light there's green iridescent sparkles within the clear coat. It's subtle and really nice.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-28169288006126071562008-03-14T14:53:00.000-05:002008-03-14T15:02:41.505-05:00Polished crown<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9rYZs88fQI/AAAAAAAAAWU/3nD2-viFuWk/s1600-h/stain1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9rYZs88fQI/AAAAAAAAAWU/3nD2-viFuWk/s320/stain1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177688657690918146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9rYPM88fPI/AAAAAAAAAWM/qMdv-w7dfGo/s1600-h/stain2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9rYPM88fPI/AAAAAAAAAWM/qMdv-w7dfGo/s320/stain2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177688477302291698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9rYFs88fOI/AAAAAAAAAWE/qgaBODFDs5k/s1600-h/fillet-stem1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9rYFs88fOI/AAAAAAAAAWE/qgaBODFDs5k/s320/fillet-stem1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177688314093534434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9rX7s88fNI/AAAAAAAAAV8/v2MhJxWyqQQ/s1600-h/fillet-stem2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9rX7s88fNI/AAAAAAAAAV8/v2MhJxWyqQQ/s320/fillet-stem2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177688142294842578" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a couple of pictures of Frank's stainless steel fork crown after polishing. The pictures don't really capture the shine very well. I need to work on my photo skills. The other two are photos of his fillet brazed stem. The stem will be painted to match the frame. I'm taking this frame and stem along with Pete and Tom's frames and forks to a frame painting class this next week at Doug Fattic's shop. Doug is an excellant builder, painter and teacher. The class will shorten my learning curve a great deal. I'm very excited. I won't be in the shop from March 15-23 and I doubt I'll access the internet until I return.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-90099943124815389912008-03-11T13:50:00.000-05:002008-03-11T14:15:22.529-05:00Tom's club racer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bXSM88fMI/AAAAAAAAAV0/Tpnit86YSE4/s1600-h/tb1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bXSM88fMI/AAAAAAAAAV0/Tpnit86YSE4/s320/tb1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176561529423428802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bXIs88fLI/AAAAAAAAAVs/cGzEBnx5gAI/s1600-h/tb2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bXIs88fLI/AAAAAAAAAVs/cGzEBnx5gAI/s320/tb2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176561366214671538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bXAM88fKI/AAAAAAAAAVk/SsY_OvPgeR0/s1600-h/tb3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bXAM88fKI/AAAAAAAAAVk/SsY_OvPgeR0/s320/tb3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176561220185783458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bW2c88fJI/AAAAAAAAAVc/La6e2EbQ2qA/s1600-h/tb4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bW2c88fJI/AAAAAAAAAVc/La6e2EbQ2qA/s320/tb4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176561052682058898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bWHs88fHI/AAAAAAAAAVM/PRGRI5dTmDA/s1600-h/tb5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bWHs88fHI/AAAAAAAAAVM/PRGRI5dTmDA/s320/tb5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176560249523174514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bV-s88fGI/AAAAAAAAAVE/7EOSHTY6OLM/s1600-h/tb6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bV-s88fGI/AAAAAAAAAVE/7EOSHTY6OLM/s320/tb6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176560094904351842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bV0c88fFI/AAAAAAAAAU8/HUPbYeNjEwk/s1600-h/tb7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bV0c88fFI/AAAAAAAAAU8/HUPbYeNjEwk/s320/tb7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176559918810692690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bVps88fEI/AAAAAAAAAU0/eU3pjAZ6s-o/s1600-h/tb8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R9bVps88fEI/AAAAAAAAAU0/eU3pjAZ6s-o/s320/tb8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176559734127098946" border="0" /></a><br />This is another club racer. I know Independant Fabrications has a model called a club racer too but the term "club racer" is an old one. So I don't feel like I'm ripping their idea off. Besides, they don't do lugs. This bike, like the previous two, is designed around standard reach caliper brakes and the brake bridge and fork are built so the brake pads are near the bottom of the slot. This requires a fair bit of accuracy during the build because if the fork is a little too long or the bridge too high and the brakes won't reach the rims. That's bad! Why do I bother with this? Well this sort of bike is all about options. The additional clearances under the brakes allow for a range of tire widths and the eyelets make fenders possible. Tom lives in So. Cal so fenders probably won't make sense but who knows? If he wants to stick 30mm tires on and explore fire roads he can. If that doesn't appeal to him 23mm will be just as at home on this frame. The lugs, crown and bb shell are Sachs castings. Tom has agreed to let me paint it anyway I wish. How cool is that? I will be painting the same as Pete's club racer because they want me to. Pete lives on the East coast so the twins will be seperated by about 3000 miles. Hopefully they will get ridden together sometime though.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-44887337241955241112008-02-27T16:02:00.000-06:002008-02-27T16:20:18.195-06:00Frank's club racer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8Xfuf69rCI/AAAAAAAAAUs/_9ZrT8YcOS0/s1600-h/fb1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8Xfuf69rCI/AAAAAAAAAUs/_9ZrT8YcOS0/s320/fb1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171785737040669730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8XfXf69rBI/AAAAAAAAAUk/1IIOzaJt640/s1600-h/fb2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8XfXf69rBI/AAAAAAAAAUk/1IIOzaJt640/s320/fb2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171785341903678482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8XfKv69rAI/AAAAAAAAAUc/uTqiTV_5jAs/s1600-h/fb3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8XfKv69rAI/AAAAAAAAAUc/uTqiTV_5jAs/s320/fb3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171785122860346370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8Xe9v69q_I/AAAAAAAAAUU/Lf3UQly97g8/s1600-h/fb4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8Xe9v69q_I/AAAAAAAAAUU/Lf3UQly97g8/s320/fb4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171784899522046962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8Xevv69q-I/AAAAAAAAAUM/v5ivyPO-Mlo/s1600-h/fb5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8Xevv69q-I/AAAAAAAAAUM/v5ivyPO-Mlo/s320/fb5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171784659003878370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8Xeif69q9I/AAAAAAAAAUE/6gl8kjT2YEg/s1600-h/fb6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8Xeif69q9I/AAAAAAAAAUE/6gl8kjT2YEg/s320/fb6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171784431370611666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8XeUv69q8I/AAAAAAAAAT8/E1LYrNVYl0k/s1600-h/badges.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R8XeUv69q8I/AAAAAAAAAT8/E1LYrNVYl0k/s320/badges.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171784195147410370" border="0" /></a><br />Here's some pictures of Frank's new club racer. It's made with Sachs lugs & bb shell. The fork crown is a stainless Pacenti crown. I still need to polish it before painting but I didn't want to show it after polishing. The lug edges always look strange due to the polishing rouge that builds up there. Of course, I could polish it, clean off the rouge then take photos of it again. We'll see. This frame is built with lightish tubes and takes standard reach caliper brakes. The bridges are equidistantly spaced from the axle center with fender mounts. This will allow for easier fender mounting if desired and the fender will follow the wheel radius.<br /><br />The last picture is of my new head badges. I was running low on brass ones so I decided to get some stainless ones. Sorry no more brass ones for a while. I like these stainless badges. They're the same dimensions as my old brass badges.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8978124872617635296.post-83600635359532363832008-02-22T10:44:00.000-06:002008-02-22T11:01:49.570-06:00Miters and stuff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R779Df69q7I/AAAAAAAAAT0/t7_KWxMyZA4/s1600-h/miter1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R779Df69q7I/AAAAAAAAAT0/t7_KWxMyZA4/s320/miter1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169847658818153394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R7784v69q6I/AAAAAAAAATs/VO2ftSR2oXU/s1600-h/miter2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R7784v69q6I/AAAAAAAAATs/VO2ftSR2oXU/s320/miter2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169847474134559650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R778uf69q5I/AAAAAAAAATk/-S0WjgWpPUc/s1600-h/miter3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R778uf69q5I/AAAAAAAAATk/-S0WjgWpPUc/s320/miter3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169847298040900498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R778jv69q4I/AAAAAAAAATc/nUHQmE7Eio0/s1600-h/Frank1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R778jv69q4I/AAAAAAAAATc/nUHQmE7Eio0/s320/Frank1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169847113357306754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R778YP69q3I/AAAAAAAAATU/KQUTVqy8ljM/s1600-h/Frank2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nIIDkJ4iZL4/R778YP69q3I/AAAAAAAAATU/KQUTVqy8ljM/s320/Frank2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169846915788811122" border="0" /></a><br />The first three pictures show top tube miters. I miter my tubes with a 1952 Bridgeport vertical mill. I love that old machine. Mounted in the Bridgeport is a mitering jig/fixture that holds the tubes and insures the miters are in the proper phase. This is important especially with the top tube. The top tube is mitered on both ends and if the miters are out of phase the seat and head tube centerlines won't be in the same plane. That's less than ideal. So I make the miters as perfect as possible and the bikes are better for it.<br /><br />The last two pictures are of a frame in the Marchetti jig. The front triangle is already brazed and I'm getting ready to braze the rear triangle on. The close up of the seat lug shows a little excess silver around the seat lug edges. That's called flashing and will be removed after all of the brazing is done. That cleanup is part of the filing and thinning of the lugs. If the lug was brazed cleanly like this one, the flashing could be left because it won't show under paint. But I like to remove it so if the frame is ever repainted by someone else he or she will be impressed with the clean work. That makes no business sense but it's just a source of pride for me.Curt Goodrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02110703237543669712noreply@blogger.com1