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alessandro
06-06-2014, 10:04 AM
n.b.: This is *NOT* my project--I stumbled across the link.

What to do when you're young, have lots of time, and access to a machine shop:

http://imgur.com/a/YOAR8

http://i.imgur.com/Ja304J2.jpg
Tony
06-06-2014, 10:28 AM
WOW!!! Very nice!!
Thanks for sharing!
eippo1
06-06-2014, 10:32 AM
Very cool writeup w/ pics. Bike turned out well too.
45K10
06-06-2014, 10:45 AM
I envy you, that looks like an awesome project.
Thanks for sharing


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rippledabs
06-06-2014, 10:51 AM
Whoa, very nice!

Too bad, even if I did that for my wife: "husband, that's so sweet of you" --> Never rides it
alessandro
06-06-2014, 10:52 AM
It ain't mine. No relation to the builder. Edited the original post for clarity.
bobswire
06-06-2014, 11:01 AM
That was cool and impressive.
Columbus SLX
06-06-2014, 11:25 AM
That's my kinda guy. Amazing project. Only quibble might be to hire a professional welder to get better welds (and minimize bondo), because the fillets are the least refined detail of the bike. But man, what a project.
alessandro
06-06-2014, 11:27 AM
Tell me how you really feel.

I am impressed with a couple of things: the guy's energy, enterprise, and dedication. It shows that a non-professional can build a frame, although he obviously knows his way around a machine shop, and has access to one.

I'd like to know how many hundreds of hours he spent on this project. By comparison, how much would a 2nd-hand alu TT frame cost? Also: Bondo? Discuss.

I do plenty of things around the house myself. Some of them even work. But to me, this is why god invented framebuilders.
Lanterne Rouge
06-06-2014, 11:44 AM
"A very aggressive position"

You're not kidding mate. The only time the back is parallel with the floor is when I fall off.
malbecman
06-06-2014, 01:01 PM
Ahh, to be young and that flexible again........ ;-)


"A very aggressive position"

You're not kidding mate. The only time the back is parallel with the floor is when I fall off.
gavingould
06-06-2014, 01:10 PM
great skills.
choricoff
06-06-2014, 02:00 PM
Do you think he just built this to have an excuse to slack off on his part of household chores?
It would be hard to ask someone to finish washing their dishes if they were running off to build you a frame from scratch.

Really though, the kind of person who would finish a project like this probably would not slack off in any part of their life.
smashley
06-08-2014, 06:35 PM
Looks awesome!