Two unusual projects that I did today

 The is the first order for a fillet brazed pre-suspension MTB fork I have had in nearly a decade.The blades are NOS Tange prestige bought from Bruce Gordon, probably the only person in the country who has a stash.

This stem is a quill 65 mm zero degree road version for a 31.8 MM handlebar. It is going on a frame I made almost 20 years ago. The second owner is a bit stretched on it so this will shorten it up a taste.

Will this be the last scandium ;cross frame ?

 It looks like the supply of scandium has ended. The scraps I have will not be enough to build another frame like this. At 2 lb. 13 oz.  it is really light. This customer is in the midwest and will be riding through the wet muddy conditions this fall.

 The frame has a standard threaded BB shell and a normal head tube for a straight 1 1/8" steerer fork. These factors contribute to the low wieght. the frame will be paired with an Enve carbon 'cross fork and a black King headset. Beyond that I don't know what parts will be mounted to this frame.

It will be sad to see this one leave the shop but I had better get it to the customer a.s.a.p ! He has been very patient .

Steel road frame for Palo Alto

 This frame is a blend of old and new. The new: PF-30 BB shell and 44 mm ID head tube.

 The old: Level top tube and aggressive position. This rider likes the bars low and rides pretty fast. I'm hoping he'll like the oversize tubeset that I chose. The rear triangle tubes are pretty light and should soften the ride a bit.

Steel single speed 29er for New England

 This single speed has the Paragon 'rocker' dropouts and a belt drive splitter on the wishbone. I had a week go by where I couldn't build anything......so much stuff going wrong with the mail, supplies-you name it.

 After a bit of a delay this one is ready to get sent off to the painter. It isn't light.....this customer told me that he has broken a few frame so I made sure that this one would be up for punishment. I didn't go overly heavy with the tubes but I did not use anything that sounded too thin. This one will be powdercoated black.

7005 'cross frame bound for Chicago

 That's right....it is in the box and is getting shipped tomorrow. I figured that a flat black frame like this should not be sent out without being photographed.

 The downtube cable routing is something that people in really rainy climates seem to prefer. I guess you won;t have to change out fouled cable housing as much as there's less of it.

Di-2 disc brake 'cross frame almost ready for buildup

There's a lot to consider when building a frame for electric shifting......more than I bargained for. I still have some minor mods to do before this beast is rolling. I found out that bottle cage placement needs to be higher for battery room. Fortunately, there's a nice adaptor to accomplish that. The other mods are simply to drill one more hole and enlarge the access hole in the B.B.  ......I have a way to do that with little or no drama. 

 This may be a work in progress but very soon it will be blasting through the singletrack in the Santa Cruz mountains and  other spots in the bay area.

This is what I have been doing for the last two days

 These are display stands that will be holding cranksets with chain guides from the Gamut company.

You would think that I would make nice displays for my own trade show booth........maybe some day !