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I am letting the Art Deco monster inside me loose! Made a design of three more tubes going between the sun burst tubes.... tried for about 3 hours to make curved ones work, curving forward and back but nothing could get all three to work together so I went to three straight tubes in line with...

Top and bottom tubes are tacked on and the two middle tubes are just sitting there ready to tack.

If I do carry on down this track of a 1930's Art Deco roadster then I might have to make a version of these bars to go on it.... with the central "wire" in the middle in line with the stem. I have liked this photo for years and this could be my chance to make a set.

Well, today has taken an unexpected turn. I started out building a long Path Racer and as it sits at the moment it’s mocked up as a 1930’s Art Deco roadster..... bars are a little high but I can’t jam the stem in any further without the whole thing ending up on the floor! I am see laminated...

Art Deco style... :) with the tubes stopping at the seat tube.... sunburst curved tube.... 7/8th tubes in the middle....

Like this?

Yeah I am back to idea 1..... looking at it set up now and thinking about giving the forks a little more curve to bring the wheel up a little and the headstock down.....

Idea 3 looks ok, not happy that the triangles created above and below the middle tube are not equal. Also it might look good from the side but when you put on a big chainwheel and chain it can become messy to get the tubes to clear.........

Well I think the 24 inch frame versions are out. It just does not have the angles or symmetry of the 22 inch frame.

Idea 5. (last one tonight) Same as before, 24 inch frame but WITHOUT the central tubes... So I have managed to confuse myself royally. Advice, thoughts appreciated.

Idea 4. 7/8 tube in the middle and light tube for the extra chain stay AND converting it to 24 inch frame... which I really like because the line of the top of the top tube point directly at the very top of the tyre (not inflated in picture)

Idea 3. A tube running all the way direct from headstock to rear wheel.... mock up with inch tube.... still 22 inch frame.

Idea 2. Same as before but with an extra seat stay.... still 22 inch frame...

idea 1. Three inch tubes. Inside frame area divided in half. Frame 22 inch. That tube stops at the seat tube...

On the positive side I turned up a new head tube the length I wanted. 120mm or a little under 5 inches. Plus I got a delivery of thin wall inch steel tube from my man who works at the place they make it. :) SO now I have to build the frame straight from the ground up from basic principals...

Well had an annoying set back with the frame tonight... I built an insanely convoluted jig to hold the frame tube and headstock in place only to discover when I cut the bottom tube through it went PING! It was under tension... ie the bloody frame was bent! So I had braced a bent frame. Bunny...

True........ "Golden Phoenix"?.... Another good one, considering it's going to be painted blue is "Blue Blood"

I do enjoy creating things, and the numbing mindless tedium is just a super-fun bonus.... still the hours are good... but some of the minutes can be pretty lousy...

Current short list... "The Vice-marshal", "The Royal Arch", "The Prince Regent".... hitting military, Masonic and Royalty there... :)

Well it's shorter, so maybe the "The Archdu" :)