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[8aaron8]

I look forward to hearing more about that!

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Nah, bit small - but I'm thinking about getting a 650b gravel-packing rough-stuff rig from Aaron in 2019..

[8aaron8]

Here are a few shots of the all stainless steel construction road frame. This frameset is dressed with modern components while maintaining its classic style in construction and form. The idea was to create mimic a classic paint scheme with chrome accents and rear triangle without the use of paint. So the lugs, fork crown, rear triangle and logos were high polished then masked while the frame was bead blasted. Internal cable routing for the brake and rear derailleur bring this classic lugged frame to the modern era.

[Mzilliox]

this turned out really really good. my eyes are asking for one complementary color, but it looks pretty damn cool as is.

[R3awak3n]

+1 that looks fantastic. Love the color with the polished lugs and logo. Quill stem too. very nice

[Jad]

Sorry if I missed it--is the stem polished SS too? What a bike--nice work.

[8aaron8]

Thank you everyone. The stem is actually an Ibis titanium stem. I don't trust silver fillets enough to make a stem using stainless steel tubing. On a frame the joints are supported by other tubes in a triangular fashion, a stem has no support so it needs to be strong. I wanted to celebrate the metal on this bike, and unfortunately a non-plated/painted steel stem gets rusty so I went this route.