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A Few More Photos I enjoy the photography as much as the design and build of the bikes I've done. There were a couple new spots that I wanted to try out.

Thanks. I did late in the build but... I had fabricated myself into a corner when I sleeved the cantilever tubes. I needed a 3/8 inch internal sleeve and just grabbed and cut some 3/8 inch bolts to fit. Meaning there's no internal path along the entire tube. I could re-bend and replaced those...

Thanks. Now that sounds like a difficult brake bleed! Getting the air out of the line on the bike actually wasn't too bad, except for the fill syringe popping off. The kit also included a cup that screwed onto the brake lever. A little back and forth / up and down with the fluid and alternately...

Wanted to get a couple images at the top of this page break. Here's a collage of four of the images from page 8.

Finished Might have some additional photos at some point but calling it done for now. Thanks to everyone who offered input along the way. Really like the thumb shifter and hydraulic brakes. First time I've used either. The shifter and derailleur worked right out of the box with very little...

Bullwhip Grips Got the idea for this from a company that sells leather bullwhip handlebar wraps. I used the same vinyl that I covered the seat with. Slit a single piece so that there were four attached strips. These strips were then wrapped around the bars in a basket weave pattern. Next time I...

Rear Reflector I used 20ga sheet metal for the reflector base and attachment tab. The self adhesive reflector tape has a hexagon pattern to it. I trimmed the tape following that pattern, scribed the angles to the metal base as a guide, and attached the trimmed pieces. Because the reflector is...

Front Caliper Mounting Bracket Used the same type of coupling nuts as I did for the rear caliper to create a post mount bracket for the front caliper. I initially wanted to go with a 180mm disc up front but the clearance was too tight between the fork and disc and the disc rubbed intermittently...

Old dudes... Eastwood has an instructional video with Gene Winfield that’s fun to watch. Somewhere along the way I also remember seeing a video demonstration with Bill Hines. No mask or protective equipment, real lead, smoking a cigar the entire time! Your question about aluminum got me...

Bare Metal Frame Soldered all the welds on the top of the frame. I only did some grinding and a little cleanup on the welds around the bottom bracket rather than completely smoothing. Didn't think the extra work would be worth the payoff. After sanding the entire frame I coated the bare metal...

Weld Smoothing I've had a body solder (unleaded leading) kit from Eastwood for a while and have used it sparingly a couple times. With the top welds on this frame I decided to get serious and spend some time with it. Came out... okay. Despite attempting each joint about three to four times I...

Pieces and Parts Some odds and ends that needed attention. First up, the seat support clamps started to look a little too thick, the curve a little awkward to me. Did some reshaping and polishing. Got the welds smoothed and everything polished on the seat support / sissy bar. Finally...

Nice spoke pattern on the wheels in the mock-up! From a previous build?

Binky... happy twisting rabbit hop? (from what I think I found) That or a pacifier . Glad to see you posting.

Caliper Mount Rear Post Based on the rear post location and tight spacing I decided to mount the rear caliper post onto a tab. The tab mounts with the same bolt that holds the seat support clamp. Got lucky and ended up with just enough space. Reverse view Side View

Caliper Mount Front Post Picked up some coupling nuts that match the caliper mounting bolt thread. Notched the seat-stay/cantilever and welded in the front mount.

Seat Support Clamp Modifications Finally decided on the rear caliper position. First thing to be done was to modify the seat support clamps to make room.

Top of page 8, time for another overview shot. Especially considering the couple rear caliper mounting details that follow might not be so exciting.

Handlebar Smoothing, Blending and Polishing