putting the small lugged frame together is coming along, despite studio temps in the 30′s. now this is ready for cleanup and seat/chain stay build. Then it is on to client/builder customizations. also a few photos of the mitering that goea behind the lugs. recently someone (who doesn’t build frames) was letting me know how easy it was to put a lugged frame together, “well, you just stick the tubes in the lugs and solder them, jus’ like plumin’, like sweatin’ copper pipe”. exactly. 
Archive for January, 2011
… according to Tim Paterek. and this is 1/25th mine. it’s a shared shop cat with my other neighbors. don’t know if it is male or female. or its real name. I declare it a male and call him KITT (pronounced kit-tee, with reverence to Knight Industries TWO Thousand). You have to see his eyes move left to right.
Cafe / Tour is tacked and set for a sabatical whilest I build up the small – lug bicycle. The shop building boiler is now broken, providing the cold temps I like so much – Now, I’ll be able to stay awake.
take the CAFE / TOUR, remove the compact geometry, curve the chainstays instead of the seatstays, use lugged construction, and you get this, the C/T Lugged… Should be complete with the basic build (sans braze-ons) very very soon…
Needed a better alignment table and a table top bike stand (and I could another stand too!)
in a nice britsh racing green. This is really tough paint! I’ll build it after I finish a couple of lugged bicycles. Stay tuned..
Hope all y’all enjoyed your holidays and are looking forward a great ’11. I spent a lot of time with family this holiday season and upon my return to the studio, man, I realized it needed a logistical reorg.
and a clock, “Pressure”.
