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[RustyGold]

Option 3 folllows the line of the top tube, so i think that's the best option

Agreed

 

[KeithFab21]

I found some tubing, it's a bit short but i can make it work
Option 1 is low
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Option 2 is a bit higher
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Option 3 is using the original piece and make it a bit longer with the new piece
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Option 3 folllows the line of the top tube, so i think that's the best option

Agreed, option 3 placement compliments the top tube and where head tube and down tube meet. Looking good I like it

 

[MattiThundrrr]

3 looks right to me as well

 

[Ulu]

They should be close to parallel but should come together slightly toward the seat post. Not the other way around. That would look odd to me.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Looking good! I like how well the top tube flows with the seat stays. Like everyone else said, option 3 for the other tube looks right. That's a sweet spring fork too! So far, so good. Looking forward to the next update!

 

[ScubaLFK]

Thanks Matti! Yes it is possible, but it's pretty solid old metal and its pretty hard to reach with a grinder

Die grinder and carbide bit? Or dremel.

 

[Frankie plekhand]

They should be close to parallel but should come together slightly toward the seat post. Not the other way around. That would look odd to me.

Yes i agree

 

[The Renaissance Man]

I'll have the number three combo please.


Super size it.

 

[OddJob]

I'll have what he's ^ having....

 

[Frankie plekhand]

I'll have the number three combo please.


Super size it.

I'll have what he's ^ having....

2 super size, coming up!

 

[Frankie plekhand]

Today i got the second tube fitted. Mixed the old with a new piece to lenghten it. I put a little piece of tubing inside so it will easier to weld the 2 together

I'll give a few days to see if i change my mind but i think it's a keeper

 

[Captain Awesome]

Looking good

 

[Bike from the Dead]

I think it looks good for the most part, but that little bend at the very back just feels... off. Like, towards the front of the frame it's all nice and curved on both tubes, then about halfway through both tubes straighten out in the same spot, and then right at the end, the bottom tube dips down while the top tube remains straight. It's looking good; I just think that slight bend at the back is throwing me off.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I don't think there's a bend there, @Bike from the Dead . What you might be seeing is a difference in the reflection in the section of tube that was cleaned up for the fitting and such. At least that's how it looks when I zoom in on it

 

[Bike from the Dead]

I'm talking about this bend right here, right at the end of that bottom tube:

See how it bends down there, but before then it's relatively straight? That's what I'm talking about.

 

[RustyGold]

Looks fabulous!

 

[SkyknightJohn]

Coming together nicely.

 

[Frankie plekhand]

I think it looks good for the most part, but that little bend at the very back just feels... off. Like, towards the front of the frame it's all nice and curved on both tubes, then about halfway through both tubes straighten out in the same spot, and then right at the end, the bottom tube dips down while the top tube remains straight. It's looking good; I just think that slight bend at the back is throwing me off.

Thanks for your honest feedback, i really appreciate that. It does have a slight bend just at the end. I wasn't sure about that piece too. It doesnt look bad, but you know...

 

[Ulu]

I'm talking about this bend right here, right at the end of that bottom tube:
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See how it bends down there, but before then it's relatively straight? That's what I'm talking about.

When I first looked at this on my cell phone I thought yeah it looked bent but then I looked at it on the 27 inch monitor and it looks straight. What you’re seeing is some Reflections and colorations.

 

[Frankie plekhand]

I'm talking about this bend right here, right at the end of that bottom tube:
View attachment 193722

See how it bends down there, but before then it's relatively straight? That's what I'm talking about.

Maybe if i shorten it a bit it looks better. I could take off about 5 to 10 mm (i mean 1/4 to 1/2 inch). There is a piece of tubing i side where the 2 pieces meet. I can always put it back together again, only need some more welding then.