Leg Day, resurrected

[josh_from_ga]

Hey everyone, this has been on the back burner for a while now, but I finally figured out a way to move forward with Leg Day. I didn't make the deadline for the buildoff, so it's a regular build now.
What I started with:

Then I cut some aluminum diamond plate for:

At this point I was stuck. I had to get the ginormous chainring to clear, and the original idea was to weld in a new bottom bracket. However, the thought occurred to me, why not replace the chainstays with a fork? That seemed like an easier task. Armed with a sawzall and a pile of forks to choose from, I got to work and mocked this up:

It's not welded yet, so I can build around it and adjust until I have what I want. That's all for now, stay tuned.

 

[josh_from_ga]

Actually, this is about what I want. I'll smooth out where it's going to be welded and call it a day til my welder buddy has time to ride out.

It'll be built up with different wheels.

 

[furyus]

Great idea. Now I understand Leg Day - workout for sure.

furyus

 

[horsefarmer]

great idea to use a fork to stretch a frame.

 

[josh_from_ga]

Great idea. Now I understand Leg Day - workout for sure.

furyus

Yeah, I got a Nexus 7speed from @kingfish254 to help with that.

great idea to use a fork to stretch a frame.

I don't remember seeing it done before, but with all the creativity on here I cant be the first.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Looking good!

Luke.

 

[josh_from_ga]

Oh yeah, this is how it sits compared to my wife's Worksman.

 

[josh_from_ga]

Ready for welding! It may happen tomorrow. I hope so...

 

[josh_from_ga]

I found someone else to weld it. He is supposed to pick it up tomorrow. Fingers crossed!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Really looking forward to seeing this one done!

 

[josh_from_ga]

Really looking forward to seeing this one done!

Yeah, me too. Not knowing how to weld is really putting a hamper on my productivity.

 

[OddJob]

Yeah Josh, those guys that can weld have a ....'leg up' on he rest of us (pun intended).

 

[josh_from_ga]

Welded! With luck I'll get the frame back this week.

It's not the prettiest welding, but it'll be plenty strong enough. I'm so excited to get this one rolling!

 

[josh_from_ga]

What do yall think? 26" or 20" front wheel?

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Great progress bud!
I like the 26" up front better personally. Don't you already have 26/20 cycle truck in the works too?


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[kingfish254]

I like the 26" better as well.
The frame came out well. You can cleanup those welds with a little angle grinder work.

 

[Nocash18]

I think the 20" looks pretty cool. It gets you a little lower and make its look a little more purpose built.

It's also weird I say that because I've never been keen on 20" wheels on bigger frames and forks.

 

[josh_from_ga]

I wanna see what a 26/24 combo would look like, but since I had a moment of insanity and purged my parts collection, I don't have any 24" front wheels.

 

[josh_from_ga]

I like the 26" better as well.
The frame came out well. You can cleanup those welds with a little angle grinder work.

Oh man, I put the wheel on and slid it all the way into the dropouts. It's aligned perfectly!

 

[josh_from_ga]

Finally an update! Got it painted today, except for a clearcoat. This was my first attempt at a 2 tone paint job.

I'm moderately pleased with how it turned out.