Monday, February 24, 2014

Shit got real in the shop the other day..

PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THIS ISN'T EVEN AT MOCK UP STAGE!

 
Just quick and dirty to see them in real life. These are wicked experimental adjustable track bars, spawed from my own desire to have another set of Yamaguchi style aero bars and a forum conversation with someone who participates in some 6 day track racing events etc..

The stem will slide via a clamp style stem and the drops will be adjustable for width and up/down angle via a quill stem style set up. They will drop slightly when making them wider but the downward angle isn't that severe and since they're track bars you don't want them too wide anyways. The inside of the aero section will house a piece of 1" fork steerer tube for the quill action to work properly..

The idea behind these bars is to test out the design, fit and comfort. I knew that if I didn't incorporate adjustability into them it would be impossible to accurately determine fit for one person, let alone multiple individuals preferences. So these are basically 'fitting' bars. If I was to make another set, they would be based off a persons adjustments and have no adjustability. Maybe the stem but probably not the drops as creating that set up is a pain in the balls, adds weight and might not perform as well under stress..

Worst case I'll toss em on a sunday fun day bike as they would make for an interesting conversation piece lol

Just made an order to Nova for some more bits and once I get my tanks refilled I'll be ready to gizzo in the shop again. If anyone in the area feels like giving me a lift to the welding supply place holler at me as my cars transmission took a dump recently :-(


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Thursday, February 20, 2014

A little catching up..

Totally didn't realize it's been 10 days since the last post! I've been kinda busy with things and the last couple of times in the shop I made progress, but it was mostly clean up work. For instance, here's the Sachs fork I started building last time:

Pretty much done with the exception of a bit more cleaning/sanding/polishing..

My moms came across this wicked old photo of my brosef showing me how to adjust some pesky center pull brakes on a bitchin' late 70's Mongoose BMX his buddy gave me. I had never seen this photo up until last week and I am super stoked on it :-)

Another one of myself circa 84' when I first learned how to ride a bicycle :-) Please note the 68' Firebird, Chevy Vega and 84' Firebird parked in the driveway lol..

The snow situation here has been sucking a fat nut lately:

Did a double take when I walked past the mailroom just now:

ZOINKS!!!

I'm not even into MTBs but this Ti Merlin XLM was pretty tight:

Thomson handlebar, stem and seat post, Shimano XTR hydro brakes, Sram XX1 drivetrain, Chris King headset, FOX fork and Industry Nine wheels with Schwalbe tires.. Yep, it's a would!

Anywho, I'll be in the shop again tomorrow SO FOLLOW ME IN INSTAGRAM YOU FILTHY BASTARDS LOL!!

I mean, check out this sunday selfie with my 5 kilo dreamboat lol!

DORK..

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Monday, February 10, 2014

Progress on the Sachs frame finally!

I bought some Richard Sachs Newvex lugs and Pego/Richie tubing a while back and built the front triangle:

Figured I'd get on the fork since I just made one. Mocked up rack mounts:

All of em ready to be mounted:

Mocked up in the jig:

The unfortunate reality that is my workbench:

Ended the day with some lulz:


Just gotta clean em up and they'll be ready to go. Need to get back on the frames anyways..

More soon!

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Bridgestone Track frame repair complete and more progress on the new fork!


Finished the Bridgestone track bike repair and passed it on to a stoked person (previous post here)..

Before and After:

Deets:


Then I couldn't decide on what to do for a lower rack mount on the new fork:

Then I got stoned and came up with this design (left) and it seemed to match nicely:

Third times the charm:

Duplication steps:

Done with the first two:

Should have the fork done next time I'm in the shop  \m/ 


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Monday, February 3, 2014

Bitchin' LAN71 Fork Progress and WTF should this bike be???

Got the fork all brazed up minus a proper cleaning and whatever I decide to do for lower rack mounts..



I was super into the crown when I first got it but the spear points I made really sets it off! 8-)

With the fork nearing completion I can get back to work on the frame:

Only problem is, WTF should it be? Roadie? Cross? Hybrid? Tarck? The debate rages on..


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