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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Wishbone in steel

It isn't often that I get a request for a wishbone seatstay on a steel road bike but here it is, probably one of four that I have built in the last 30-odd years. The parts for the wishbone were NOS pretty much throughout. The customer has and older Bontrager 'road lite' and really liked the ride quality so this frame reflects some of the features and geometry of that frame except for the larger diameter tubing anf the 1 1/8" steerer format. The weight is 3 lbs. 14 oz. , not bad for steel, especially stout stuff like the True Temper OX used.

Posted by swiggco world at 7:51 PM

4 comments:

Winter Bicycles said...

Tange seat tube? Lookn' good.

July 18, 2010 at 10:30 AM
swiggco world said...

Yes....Nova has a few of these still. Can't bust 'em.

July 19, 2010 at 8:03 AM
Fred said...

Woo Hoo! She is lookin' good! Now get some clothes on her, for god's sake, man.

July 19, 2010 at 10:57 AM
Medooooo said...

Good Work

http://how-to-make-some-one-love-you.blogspot.com/

August 18, 2010 at 3:28 AM

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