Third travel frame in a row

I know this isn't the most exciting photo but here's the front triangle on the alignment slab. I occasionally take a photo here when I want to show this step. This is where I determine how much twist is in the frame. In this case there was about .020 which I tweaked down to .004 . Truthfully, this tiny change is hardly worth the effort but it makes me happy to get the twist as small as possible , even if it is way below the noticeable threshold for even the most sensitive rider. About once every five years I'll scrap a front end if it has too much twist......usually caused by my forgetting to have everything clamped down properly in the jig. I really triple check this step as I hate to wast time and material and in particular, my customer's waiting time. This True Temper OX steel is really tough to align so it is good to try to have conditions such that it does not need to be done more than a tiny bit, if at all.

Two travel frames

With the bike show and a short vacation I have been unable to build much until this week. Not being in the shop and not riding is tough but the time off gave me renewed energy to launch into these two that will be going to Washington state.
Obviously, this one is getting a full carbon Dedaccai rear triangle , to be bonded in after the front triangle is powdercoated. It has been mitered and fitted so I won't have to tackle that later.
Bike # 2 is all steel and fairly light and sporty for a bike with couplers. There are mounts for a rack but I imagine that the bike will mostly be used stripped down.

Disc brake belt drive alfine drivetrain......

Did I leave anything out ? I'm doing the buildup on this one and I'll post photos of it when it is rolling. I have to get it to the customer as it will be his daily commuter. The 11 speed belt drive setup should be really reliable and not need much attention.

The little Paragon seatstay splitter is visible here. The dropout inserts have not been installed yet.

Big tire road bike for a national medalist

Scott Chapin on our cyclocross team ordered this big-tire road bike....my guess is that there will be a time when he gets on this bike and rides a long ways for a really long time.
The high brake-boss position is for the Paul component 'Racer' direct mount brakes. They stop really well and have an excellent feel .
The stripes signify the recent win and podium at the cyclocross nationals in January of this year. Scott got a medal for fourth place while his team mate Aaron Bradford took home the win. Next year who knows......

Single speed # 3 from 1988 pays a visit

Other than the seatpost and bars and pedals, this bike is stock as it was orignially built. It is here as the original seat post is prett shot and I had to ream the seat tube to fit this newer Easton post.
With the new post, tires and bars this bike will once again be hitting the trails. The frame fork and stem are the 'team issue' fillet brazed type-unfiled for the most part. The paint is classic late eighties fade/splatter. There were very few of these bikes at the time.

Handmade bike show preview

For those of you not going to the show, here's some of what I will be bringing. This is a bike I built for doing double centuries back in 1991. It has a remarkable paint job done by Mark Bunten, alias "Dr. Deltron". You don't see work like this much any more.
Yes, this is a real randonneur bike and I rode Paris-Brest -Paris on it equipped pretty much as you see it here. It was built specifically for the event in 1995 .The rack and light have long since been sold or given away.I don't do this kind of riding any more......I don't regret doing the rides, though.
Here's a few views of Rock Lobster MTB # 2 from 1984. I lost track of this frame for over 20 years but just got it back and restored it to pretty close to its original state with some help from First Flight Bikes in Statesville, N.C.
I'm really happy to be able to display my very first frame all the way up to something I just built a few weeks ago-essentially 1978 to 2021. I never knew I would be devoting my life to this craft but it sure has been fun. I hope the exhibit is interesting to the folks at the show. If not, I had some fun putting it all together !

Single speed CX race frame for So-Cal.

This one has some pre-production Ahrens dropouts with Bronze faces. I like the look and also the promise of durability.
Most of this frame is NOS Easton Elite 7005 and it feels pretty light, probably a little less than 3 lbs. I didn't get a chance to put it on the scale before boxing it up to ship tomorrow morning.
The color is unusual, probably a first for me....it's kind of a 'dirty' gray. It will be really distinctive out there with all the bright colors that are so popular these days.
I gave the customer one of the team issue gold seat collars......not many of those exist.