Steel gravel frame with steel fork for a local

I hope that the sparkle black can be seen in the photos- it really is spectacular in person. I don't often build this style of frame with a wishbone seat stay so this one is a little unusual.

The brakes are flat mount disc and there's fender and rack mounts on the frame and fork. 

 

WCCX frame going to the midwest

I'm just waiting on the fork before I can ship this one out. Since CX season isn't for awhile there's no hube rush.

 

Headed to the Eroica to ride and I have stuff to sell

Yes, I am getting rid of some choice old bits and a bike or two. The bike below is a 1963 Raleigh Gran Sport that is mostly original. I got it at least 20 years ago and only rode it for the first time today. Not sure why I bought it all those years ago- maybe because a childhood friend had one and I remember how nice it rode.

The bike is too big for me and if you have seen my shop, you know that I have way too many bikes. Come to Cambria Saturday and check out the swap- I'll be there.

 

Steel gravel frame in copper

This frame is the same color as the previous posting but this frame is steel. The unique thing on this fame is that it has an integrated style head tube- something I use on nearly every aluminum frame but seldom on  steel. It actually works really well on a smaller frame like this as there's more room for the top tube so that there's no overlap between the down and top tubes. This simplifies the building process and makes the frame a bit stronger mechanically .

I'll be hoping that this customer can get the build parts soon as I can't wait to hear a ride report. Every tube on this frame was tailored to fit this smaller riders stature. I built this one differently than most so I am curious to see how it performs .

 

7005 gravel frame in copper

At the last handmade bike show about 3-4 years ago I featured two bikes in "Rose gold" powdercoat. That color was a sample and never produced for sale. As luck would have it, many people liked the color and wanted it on their frames. The copper color is the closest I could find and is proving to be equally popular and fortunately is available.

This CX/gravel frame is a little different as it is going to be set up with flat bars, not drop bars. This customer has been riding and racing with that setup and it has worked well so no reason to change up now.

 

Large steel disc brake road frame

This one will see a lot of high mountain riding in Colorado. The tubing is a mix of Columbus Life and Zona with the lighter short taper seat and chain stays. These are tricky to weld but this one went well.

This 6'4" rider is barely 170 lbs. so I was able to build this one pretty light. I have not weighed it but I'm sure it is very light for a frame this size. The virtual top tube is 630 mm !

 

Steel road fork for a Litespeed

This 1" treaded steerer steel fork is going in an older Litespeed owned by a former team rider in St. Louis, Mo. I guess he really likes the frame but the fork on it must be pretty tired. I had fun building this one as this style of crown has really good blade and steerer fitting. A lot of crowns are pretty off on the tolerances and demand a bunch of extra blacksmithing to get everything to fit properly. That was not the case this time.