7005 CX frame for east bay rider

 This guy was out of racing for about 15 years. I have some distant memories of seeing him back in the day. Last season he showed up at a race and decided that he needed to come back and join in with all the other suffering fools. This will be his ride: NOS  Easton elite tubes paired with some newer stuff from Taiwan. The result is a pretty robust frame that is under 3 lb.

 The head tube and BB are the stock items-no PF-30 or oversize stuff here just the normal build. It saves weight and has a more classic look, even if the frame is a 2013 model. No Di-II, no disc brakes. It's all simple and straightforward. I don't dislike the newer stuff but a build like this goes easier .

Tall S-3 road frame for Bay Area

 This is a big one. It has a bit of a headtube extention and a BB-30 shell. The tubeset is pretty light for a frame this size but I have a couple of others out there that are larger and have gotten some really good ride reports. My own track frame is this tubeset except for the chainstays and I ride it every week with a smile on my face. You can stomp on the pedals and it just goes. Let's hear it for modern steel !

 The photos don't really show how nice the metallic blue came out. I am amazed at how smooth a powdercoat can be when it is done right. Of course, all of my frames have a wet clear coat over the powder but this frame looked really good before the clear went on.

There's some Columbus in  the rear stays......a nice mix with the S-3. It's all light but it's all pretty stiff as well. I don't think a frame like this could have been built 20 years ago with the tubing of the time.

Two frames going to far away places

 This first frame is a Columbus Max road racer bound for the U.K.

This next one is a Team Euro actually bound for Europe.......Czech republic this time.

Tall 7005 road frame for Seattle

 I'm running low on this Easton tubing but I think I'll be able to maybe finish off the year using my favorite aluminum. It will be a sad day when all the NOS Easton elite and ultralite tubes like the ones in this frame are gone. I'll still build aluminum frames but I can't say that I'll ever have access to stuff this good.

 The rider of this bike has a short torso and arms but really long legs. At 6'2" his legs are comparable to riders 6'4" that I have built frames for in the past. The head tube is 44 mm I.D. and will accommodate a tapered steerer fork.

Two 'cross frames for Iowa City

 These two frames are both bound for Iowa City, Ia. I'm not sure when the last time I sent a frame to Iowa but now there's two in fairly rapid succession. This one is a level top tube 7005 aluminum 'cross frame wthat will also see a lot of duty on the massive network of gravel roads in the region.

 This stout frame weighs in at a hair less than 3 lbs. and should be up to the task.

 This next one is a disc brake version with a pretty fancy paint job from Allan Neymark.The fork was painted to match but didn't get into these photos. I put up a photo on the Rock Lobster facebook page of the frame with the fork.

 Yes, this is another jen Green headbadge, this time a copper/sterling mix. It should age nicely.

7005 road frame for who ?

 This frame is to be a display item-but not forever. It will eventually find an owner. I built it for a display that will feature a number of other hand built bikes. I can't say where it will be yet or who is involved but I'm sure it will be a cool lineup.

 This is a 58 cm road frame made for a tapered steerer fork. The tubing is a variety of 7005 aluminum, most notably my very last Easton 'penta' top tube. I think I only ever had three of these. These were U.S. made and extinct for at least seven years.

The downtube and chain stays are Easton tubes from Taiwan from about three years ago. The rest of the tubing came from Fairing industrial, my current source of 7005 tubes. I have access to some tubes from Columbus and Dedaccai but they are in short supply these days.

Possibly the very last Sandium Team Carbon road frame ever

 Yes , that's right. This was a tubeset I was saving for myself but decided that a customer half way around the world needed it more than I. This customer opted for a level top tube and a normal head tube and BB.

 These flared tubes were the flagship Easton Scandium GX-2 tubes that I used on my team 'cross frames and this model. I think I only made one MTB frame with the tubes. I feel that they are the most astutely designed tubes I have ever used.

The rear stays are not bonded in yet-I just put the rear triangle together for the photo. I still have to bond on the rear der. cable stop on the chain stay. The frame will get a wet paint treatment in the darkest blue available. When it is all painted and prepped it will be shipped to Taiwan-Ironically, the source of most of the materials used to build this frame. What goes around comes around !