Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Steel road frame built for direct mount caliper brakes

This is a first for me. I hope they line up properly- they should as I used the fork as a template for my fixture. This is made out of really light Columbus Spirit tubes with a True Temper S-3 pear shaped top tube- yes, I still have a few of these but if you are over 140 lbs. I doubt one will wind up in your frame. This frame was the right size for the S-3 tube and the whole mess weighs well under 4 lbs. 
The color is much richer than how it appears in the photos- I would have liked to photograph it on a nice sunny day outside but we didn't really have the right conditions today.
Just so you all know- you folks who check out this blog.....I have built about 6 frames so far this month and it looks like I'll build about 70 more this year. The list currently has 73 frames on it so that means for the first time ever I have a year fully booked up in January. If you were looking to get a frame the wait could wind up as long as 14 months. Hope that you can be patient if you want one- there's no way for me to speed up at 66 years old and even if I could, I would not want to risk degrading the standard at which I build these frames....if anything I want to keep improving at this craft - there's still time !
 

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