Ok, so I had to know…. Sure enough, about a 3-4mm difference at the seat tube. Will finesse it more, though it may be easier once the seat stays are on for the full rear triangle levearge.
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As the kitchen smells great while it all hangs to dry.
As the kitchen smells great while it all hangs to dry.
Applied some weight and leverage this morning and brought things into better alignment, equal measures on either side of the seat tube with the string method.
And this, perhaps less scientific method:
(the yellow line is a yardstick)
Now onto seat stays, after which I’m sure there will be more adjustment needed. At least now starting from a good base.
And this, perhaps less scientific method:
(the yellow line is a yardstick)
Now onto seat stays, after which I’m sure there will be more adjustment needed. At least now starting from a good base.
It’s a lookin’ like a bike!
Seatstays didn’t cause any misalignment.
The blue trainer tire isn’t sticking around, and probably a dofferent wheel altogehter, but it was handy and has a disc. (Why do I have a disc brake training wheel you ask… I ask myself that question often!)
Checked for sanity against the drawing, and it’s within reasonable deviation.
Also had my wife do a standover check & it fits.
Next to extend the steerer tube, add SS & CS braces, and the rack mounting.
Seatstays didn’t cause any misalignment.
The blue trainer tire isn’t sticking around, and probably a dofferent wheel altogehter, but it was handy and has a disc. (Why do I have a disc brake training wheel you ask… I ask myself that question often!)
Checked for sanity against the drawing, and it’s within reasonable deviation.
Also had my wife do a standover check & it fits.
Next to extend the steerer tube, add SS & CS braces, and the rack mounting.
Had a productive morning.
Started with reaming the seat tube:
Then the head tube… didn’t think the length of the headtube would be a problem, but now I know the max. length the tool will do.
Also traced the bottom bracket theads, but no pics. BB threads in by hand easily.
Started with reaming the seat tube:
Then the head tube… didn’t think the length of the headtube would be a problem, but now I know the max. length the tool will do.
Also traced the bottom bracket theads, but no pics. BB threads in by hand easily.
Followed that up by extending the steerer. I bought a few steerers from Nova Cycle’s closing sale, so I just used part of one and spliced it in. 0.095” thick wall is soooo much easier to weld!
Really loving this! Must be nice using new, clean, bicycle specific steel! 
Really loving this! Must be nice using new, clean, bicycle specific steel!
It is.
Been a few days for this one, but progress was made today.
Set the headset and put the proper tire on back to check the stance ( Steer tube is 2 spacers too long, but that’s better than being too short,) and marked for CS/SS braces.
Then welded them up.
Still debating if I need a middle tube. The original cycle trucks had one. Not sure if the headtube needs extra support, really. Won’t have more than a few bags of groceries up front, and I have ideas for mounting the basket. Oh! Decisions!
Set the headset and put the proper tire on back to check the stance ( Steer tube is 2 spacers too long, but that’s better than being too short,) and marked for CS/SS braces.
Then welded them up.
Still debating if I need a middle tube. The original cycle trucks had one. Not sure if the headtube needs extra support, really. Won’t have more than a few bags of groceries up front, and I have ideas for mounting the basket. Oh! Decisions!
