I'm getting an early start on this one as it's going to be a longer project. Trevor already has an off
road/touring bike frome me. It's quite stunning, check it out: http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2006/cc116-trevorseagraves0506.html
He brought it so it could be displayed at last years North American Handmade Bicycle Show, and it recieved a lot of compliments. While we were visiting at the show we came up with some ideas
for a road frame. I liked all the ideas and decided I want to bring it to this coming handmade bike show in March. Since I'm getting an early start, it looks like the bike will make it in time for the show.
Some details:
This bike has a skinny and elegant theme. Standard (classic) diameter tubing with some very elegant lugs (the same lugs Nagasawa uses). I even went so far as to find a vintage Zues track crown to get some of those great small
diameter round fork legs.
The build kit will be a nice mix of vintage and modern (10 speed campagnolo) parts. Hightlights will be some modified and mirror polished Paul Racer brakes and one of my fillet brazed quill stems.
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| Adding some stiffeners to the Zues crown |
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| How could I resist? Ever since I fist assembled this Nagasawa while working at the Yellow Jersey I've been wanting to do something similar And this is the same shell that Nagasawa uses... |
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| Paul Racer brakes they come kind of square so I rounded the edges a bit to fit the overall look of the bike better |
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| More photos of this bike here |