If we're voting, I liked the big blue text. Beautiful bikes. Someday...
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If we're voting, I liked the big blue text. Beautiful bikes. Someday...
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Blue Georgia - 6
Maybe, 3 point is nicer on the weeny screens ?
Any how I am done on the metal work on this one, it is off to get some Joey Cosgrove magic
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Neil's Llewellyn Cadeniza machine equipped with Dura-Ace 9100 and Dazza built wheels. A blend of Italian, Japan, Swiss, USA, UK, Taiwan, France mixed with some Aussie hand powered toil.
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Ponder
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WHIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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Done
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off to my favourite bike show soon, 'Bespoked"
Getting stuff ready.
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28th March Brisbane – Australia. Llewellyn Custom Bicycles announces two new socketed seatstay seat lugs, one each for the Llewellyn Crescendo and Cadenzia lug sets. Darrell Llewellyn McCulloch, designer of the lugs explains; “These seat lugs are created to expand the versatility of the two sets. This lug provides different aesthetics and working methods than the original seat lugs of each set.” Sample lugs and Llewellyn frames built with these lugs will be on display at the "Bespoked" show 7th-9th April Bristol UK.
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It is about what I do, it is about making, it is about bicycles and this particular flavour
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it is where the cool kids hang out and the nerds hang out and lost souls from down under
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Just back from "Bespoked" (Bristol UK) after a few weeks holiday time after the gig. A few pics here of setting up in Brunel's Passenger Shed. Big thanks to Robin Mather for making the display stand for "Wayne's Obsession" and his hard work assisting in setting up.(that is Robin up the ladder) Also a big thanks to Mark Stanley for his assistance. They made it so much easier for MAM and myself after stepping off the airport shuttle bus, straight in the door of the venue to set up the stand before we even checked into our hotel digs the evening before the show kick off.
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One most enjoyable aspects of attending "Bespoked" is the evening dinners with fellow toiling frame builders. The banter and knowledge shared is fun and for me I only get to do this once or twice a year, so it is special. It all goes too quick, just too quick !
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One special dinner MAM and I had after Bespoked was done and dusted was on the Monday evening with Robin Mather and Vincent Crétin. Vincent Crétin is a young man who I knew of but knew little of. However as we all chatted for many hours that evening he made an impression on me because he is following his vision of needing to be on the path to be a complete "Constructeur". He moved to commence work at Gilles Berthoud (France) to follow this vision. He is not taking the easy path, he is not taking the short path. He is not about fluff and bright funky colours. This young man is a genuine frame builder. I will enjoy growing old following his work.
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I felt very emotional about this award. Because it was not for the best looking Sunflower on a townie bike's wicker basket with nice colour path ways, this Blue was judged by some very experienced life time frame builders. Yeah, I teared up a wee bit.
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Circa 1978. I lived for my manual training classes of metal work, wood work, tech drawing and running at High School. My manual training teacher had been involved with bike racing so we got on well as I was dreaming of being another Eddy. For some forgotten reason I needed to use a divider for a project at home. My teacher said, "take these" I will bring them back on Monday. He said, "keep them, you will make good use of them" Nearly 40 years later I reflect on the story of these Moore and Wright dividers that have lived on the back of my bench. They have been used on every Llewellyn frame set I have made. Did I make good use of them?
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Scott's Colossus makes progress
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Building bridges
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The Little Fella DT M5 Boss. Totally Stainless.
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Colossus is ready for Joey's lick of colour
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They need a good home. They need to be ridden. I need the space and room for projects. Twist my arm. The phones are manned 24/7 at the world wide headquarters of Llewellyn Custom Bicycles for the end of financial year sell out make room bargains Exit 61 (0) 7 3353 3368
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Llewellyn News and Views – News and Views from Darrell McCulloch at LLewellyn Custom Bicycles
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and
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and
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It is a well known fact that Llewellyns enjoy a trip to the sea side
There has been a sighting at Malibu beach
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If you are rolling through London, call into the Rapha store and go home with your Llewellyn "Voyageur" .
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27 years on and I am still doing MAX forks. Good stuff.
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Whirl whizzz whirl file file sand
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Cook up
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Noel's stainless steel crown gets some treatment. My crown work is cheaper than my dentist.
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Adding details to Noel's bottle boss reinforcements
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Scott's Llewellyn "Colossus" emerges from the chrysalis to meet the Queensland Sunshine for first time.
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Very cool project Dazza.
Back to Geoff's Lucentezza Custodian frame set that will have a few twists.
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one lug is done, one lug left to receive the toil
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Geoff’s new LLeweLLyn is a variation of the Colossus frame set, using Dedaccia formed chainstays and seat stays, fitted up with SRAM eTap. A mix of Columbus and Dedaccia tubes are fillet brazed with 55% silver content brazing rods, stainless steel fittings. Joey did his Candy Apple Red magic and voila.
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Making bikes, simply make bikes, just make the bikes.
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A lathe is a beautiful thing, then is is hack hack gring grind , whrrrrrr whizzzz, whirrrr, file file file
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Cook up
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I could
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Hand mitre in
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the easy path would be just to write poetry about my self but as Nick Cave tells us
"Most people wait for the muse to turn up. That’s terribly unreliable. I have to sit down and pursue the muse by attempting to work."
Nick Cave
Insert significant toil to stainless steel
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Stunning work !!
Legend!!!!!
Rub rub rub ......................................rub rub rub...................................... ache ........................beer, aghhhhh.
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