Friday PicFest No.149

[steve garro]

AZ style.
This S&S / BMX travel bike is off to Barcelona in three weeks.
What a super-fun build. I'll get pics in the sun when I help her pack it in a few days, a super late night build at the end of a 14 hour day - I'm on the heating pad.
- Garro.

[Tom Kellogg]

Different stuff:

Places to keep things:
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Three of five base coats. Nemesis cross wheels
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Client is 6'10"
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The start of the batch after the current one, and one from a couple of batches ago:
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Stuff that collects:
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[e-RICHIE]

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[Eric Estlund]

This week seems even more macro/ detailed then usual.







Andy Waterman of Privateer managed to take a photo of me that didn't make me look like the una-brazer, which is high praise indeed.

[timto]

Number 7 - for myself

[VertigoCycles]

A snow bike is slowly taking shape.


Stays are finally finished by VertigoCycles, on Flickr

[einreb]

Being on the left end of the evolutionary scale, each frame is a new adventure into the unknown as I try different things.

Powdercoating with stainless lugs... tape and bake for 5 minutes to let the powder flow. Remove the tape, razor cut the shorelines and rebake.

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Turned out OK...

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Lots of work for that polished lug, painted stay...
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[vulture]

Its been a while since I've posted here, Been building, just not posting. this is the front part of a full sus 29er, thanks Ventana for the rearend.

[Craig Ryan]

In for paint and bit of work. I hope this is the last time it hits the booth, it barely fits!

[Jonathan]

There was a thread a few weeks ago about framebuilder mistakes. There is a very small sin on this Cross frame that is going to cause a repaint. I'll send a tshirt when the next batch arrives to the first person who can spot the issue who doesn't already know(you know who you are).



It finally got cold enough to force us to harvest the last of the tomatoes, 12lbs worth. They will have to counter ripen.

[Nate Zukas]

Shane's frame is all together. Now for the lug polishing and paint!


A little more clean up needed on the silver fillet. The finished parts really flow smoothly.




First step of the polishing.



I might be in the running for the smallest most efficient work area, 12' x 12'. Helps to be only 5' 7" tall!

[fortyfour]

Light. Finally.



2012 Symbology: Tig welded. Custom Bent Tubing. Steel Construction. Silver Brazed Fittings.

[GSmith]

Paint theme this week:
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Fish are friends:
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Garden sunrise:
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Lightning storm (or 70's van):
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Team stripes:
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Cheers!

[Kumo Cycles]

A forky kind of week for me this week:





Columbux MAX track fork and a fork for my girlfriends bike



Making stuff shine, and consequently making it impossible to take photos of



Tinned front triangle for a fillet brazed CX frame for a mate



And not my work, but that of Mick from Busyman Bicycles, a beautiful Roo leather recover with embossed and perforated cloud insignia

[Tyler Evans]

@02136 this week... posted remotely via 92103:

Titanium Dirt road monster for DDYTDY with some sweet ano:









Matching FF post:



Internal brake ti road in the works:





Ti road PF30 also in the works:



Cheers!

Until next week!

[MBudd]

My uncle announced ahead of his 62nd birthday that he'd be riding the French Alps this coming September and that he'd be taking the bike I built for him three years ago to do it. This is the fulfillment of a decades old dream for him, and an honor for me that he'd choose his Budd Bike Works to ride some of the same storied passes that had been battled over by the heroes of the Tour De France. Anyway his initial paint job was showing some signs of wear and possibly a poor pre-treat from the powder coater at this point so the bike came in for a re-finish.
The new tinted clear powder coat is an antique bronze that looks amazing with the substrate visible beneath, as per usual my photography underwhelms but I hope he likes it when he sees it.

All the Best,
Matt Budd
Budd Bike Works

[suspectdevice]

Finally


The QC desk at the powdercoat place


Super-sassy Columbus-tubed 650b hardtail on it's way to IMBA hq


the beginnings of FTW's personal scratch-lug project


1991 Yeti banjo guides- made by Ringle and batch anodized with parts. Try finding these!


Cooler- reproduction Yeti step-down cable ferrules(circa 1982) to fit motorcycle throttle cables into pedal-bike cable stops. Enough to satisfy the world market for a few years, I'm sure.


Lumberjack frame heading to South Texas to battle the elements


The new bread and butter

[Andrew Cooper]

Stacie's Curved mixtie


And my new little someday helper, My daughter Born on Monday 16th 2:25am Dixie Jane Cooper