Progress Report II

Frame #001 is getting close to have some brazing done. I have spent some time to ream the ports in the lugs. I still have several hours in front of me to clean them up with files and emery cloth. I also want to make the shorelines and little crisper. I should have the BB post in a couple of days so I can get the alignment table setup. I will post some pictures as I get some of this further along.

Progress Report

Frame #001 is now going to be a tribute bike to my mom. There was some discussion between her and I about the color that she would like to see it. I regret that she won't be able to. I have thought of a couple touches to make as a constant reminder to myself of how much she means to me and the way she influenced my thoughts to always believe in myself.

for my beloved mother

My mom passed away on the night of September 11th. She will be missed greatly and thought of often. This is something that we knew would happen. She had accepted it even before the rest of the family did. You can never truly prepare yourself for things like this. You can never really know what to say when the phone call finally comes. My mom was absolutely selfless. She would do anything to help the people in her life and that is just what she did. I will keep her legacy alive by continually striving to be like her. May she always be in peace!

lugs for single speed 'cross bike

These are Pacenti artisan lugs and fork crown. I am going to use these with a Dedacciai tubeset to make the all weather single speed that I talked about. I hope to be able to run up to a 35mm tire, but I am unsure with this fork crown. Hopefully I can get up to at least a 32mm. Therefore, I may not be using this crown for the fork. I will cross that bridge when I get to it. I also plan on using a pair of Paragon sliding dropouts (pictured below). Because it will have canti brakes, I will just cut off the disc mount.

updated features

I have made some changes on the blog. In the right hand column you will find contact information for me. I also made a link to my Flickr page that will become a great resource and catalog of the frames that will be made and their details. Stay tuned to see it all develop.

Thank you, Wil