So, in the 2022 Summer buildoff I made “A Zombie Reborn”
A good looking bike, not terrible to ride, but compromises were made and I know where (but I’m not telling).
Overall I’ve never been fully satisfied.
This is the Resurrection.
A totally new scratch build in the same spirit and geometry, but better, I hope.
I have five days to build a frame.
Day 1:
Full scale drawing while waiting on contractors (who never showed
).
Day 2:
… while herding contractors who needed adult supervision…
Finished the seat insert to insertable size. Since I don’t have a mill or lathe, that meant a lot of filing and grinding by hand.
—->(Paragon Machine Works 1-1/4” OD “any size” seat tube insert. Relieved ID for 27.2 seat post, finish the insert to your needs.) Allows for thicker wall welding at the TT-ST-SS junction while keeping a thinner wall elsewhere.
I should mention all front triangle tubes are 1-1/4” x 0.035” straight gauge.
Bloody Red dropouts cut from the Reborn Zombie.
And the bottom tube cut/mitered, down tube cut for the junction. Miter @ HT tomorrow.
Can I complete the frame in 5 days?
Challenge accepted!
Will my wife find out I’m using the dining room table for layout?
Not if I finish in five days!
Stay tuned! or tune out, It’s your holiday.![Grinning face with smiling eyes :smile: 😄](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f604.png)
A good looking bike, not terrible to ride, but compromises were made and I know where (but I’m not telling).
Overall I’ve never been fully satisfied.
This is the Resurrection.
A totally new scratch build in the same spirit and geometry, but better, I hope.
I have five days to build a frame.
Day 1:
Full scale drawing while waiting on contractors (who never showed
![Face with diagonal mouth :face_with_diagonal_mouth: 🫤](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1fae4.png)
![IMG_9562.jpeg IMG_9562.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/254/254672-IMG-9562.jpeg)
Day 2:
… while herding contractors who needed adult supervision…
Finished the seat insert to insertable size. Since I don’t have a mill or lathe, that meant a lot of filing and grinding by hand.
—->(Paragon Machine Works 1-1/4” OD “any size” seat tube insert. Relieved ID for 27.2 seat post, finish the insert to your needs.) Allows for thicker wall welding at the TT-ST-SS junction while keeping a thinner wall elsewhere.
![IMG_9570.jpeg IMG_9570.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/254/254673-IMG-9570.jpeg)
![IMG_9571.jpeg IMG_9571.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/254/254674-IMG-9571.jpeg)
I should mention all front triangle tubes are 1-1/4” x 0.035” straight gauge.
Bloody Red dropouts cut from the Reborn Zombie.
![IMG_9572.jpeg IMG_9572.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/254/254675-IMG-9572.jpeg)
And the bottom tube cut/mitered, down tube cut for the junction. Miter @ HT tomorrow.
![IMG_9573.jpeg IMG_9573.jpeg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/254/254676-IMG-9573.jpeg)
Can I complete the frame in 5 days?
Challenge accepted!
Will my wife find out I’m using the dining room table for layout?
Not if I finish in five days!
Stay tuned! or tune out, It’s your holiday.
![Grinning face with smiling eyes :smile: 😄](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f604.png)