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Forum: Framebuilders
04-25-24, 08:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 474
Posted By dschad

This sounds interesting. Can you provide details?...

This sounds interesting. Can you provide details? Are they simply cut from plate?

thanks.
Forum: Touring
03-24-24, 05:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,237
Posted By dschad

A bit of an update - (a) I still really love...

A bit of an update -
(a) I still really love the bar setup. Super comfortable for multiple positions.
(b) I wasn't too happy with my shifters, so I ordered some Dia Comp Ene Ciclo bar end...
Forum: Touring
03-02-24, 08:33 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,237
Posted By dschad

Thanks for the great feedback. I am really...

Thanks for the great feedback. I am really intrigued by this as I think it will really help with the problem of grit. If the temps stay below freezing things aren't too bad, but the up and down...
Forum: Touring
03-01-24, 09:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,237
Posted By dschad

Electric shifting - that's cheating! ;) ...

Electric shifting - that's cheating! ;)


Good tip on the noodles, thanks.

Your setup got me looking at Rohloff/internal geared hubs....after the horrific amount of sand and salt in my...
Forum: Touring
03-01-24, 05:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,237
Posted By dschad

I think that making up something like the Kelly...

I think that making up something like the Kelly Takeoffs are in my future. If you are looking for near-brake shifters, I don't know if you are aware of Gevenalle levers/shifters. These seem like a...
Forum: Touring
03-01-24, 01:12 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,237
Posted By dschad

I took his suggestion to mean: ...

I took his suggestion to mean:

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/image_30e32223d114f4c822bf3e784ef0663919c8f6e7.jpg



which testing suggests is pretty good. Not...
Forum: Touring
03-01-24, 08:52 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,237
Posted By dschad

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_0908_1__e316affc8e2f785608ba1c80d9018a037ca66fa2.jpg

I'm not fully sure I see the concern. It is true that when riding with...
Forum: Touring
02-29-24, 06:25 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,237
Posted By dschad

Went crazy with the bars from VO

Hi all,

I became interested in so-called alt-bars as I have been fine-tuning my new winter bike. I came across the VO Crazy Bars, which seemed really interesting and the measurements were pretty...
Forum: Framebuilders
02-26-24, 07:09 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

Thanks for the tip. I was definitely going for...

Thanks for the tip. I was definitely going for the smooth-tips look, following the inspiration from a RTP build thread here https://www.bikeforums.net/21150385-post64.html. But I didn't appreciate...
Forum: Framebuilders
02-25-24, 07:09 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

It's not rocket science!

So, I have a couple hundred miles on the bike after putting some better road tires (Maxxis DTH 2.1 x 26). When playing around with the inflation level of the tires, I noticed pretty significant issue...
Forum: Framebuilders
02-04-24, 07:11 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

Hi all. I put it together and had a successful...

Hi all. I put it together and had a successful test ride, and I'm pretty happy with it:
...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-31-24, 10:30 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

That steerer was about 50% threaded. It seems...

That steerer was about 50% threaded. It seems likely there is going to be a big violation of the 20mm rule out in the wild.



So, I will redo. That doesn't bother me too much, but waiting for...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-30-24, 12:42 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

Oooph! Now you tell me! :crash: I am...

Oooph! Now you tell me! :crash:

I am assuming that the sub-text is that the threading weakens the steerer, which will then distort and/or crack when tightening up the wedge? And the sub-sub-text...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-29-24, 08:48 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

Fork progress; should be on the road by the weekend.

I needed to go from a steerer of about 140mm to 290ish, so I took two forks and 2" of 7/8 x 065 tube and made a long-steerer version for my project bike. I followed the lead of Paul Brodie from a...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-22-24, 06:32 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

It is not terribly photogenic, but I think this...

It is not terribly photogenic, but I think this is actually a weld. I scratched it up a bit, and it is steely colored, and it looks like it has melted the stud also....
Forum: Framebuilders
01-21-24, 07:27 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

Let me backtrack on this - I was thinking about...

Let me backtrack on this - I was thinking about it, and I actually have to check what the "gob" was. It was covered in white/soot from being burned out, so I couldn't see the color of the material....
Forum: Framebuilders
01-21-24, 06:48 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

I'm always open to suggestions, and never pass up...

I'm always open to suggestions, and never pass up an opportunity to braze and flux again, but these posts are brazed from the back/inside of the square . They are the original ones (heated them...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-21-24, 04:06 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

Brake bosses

Coming down the home stretch I suppose, or at least I can see it around the next corner. I relocated the canti bosses which were setup for 27".

I made the tool (based on versions I've seen by...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-16-24, 08:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,076
Posted By dschad

(Relating to another thread: incidentally,...

(Relating to another thread: incidentally, another great job for the induction forge is taking off the paint - the tube gets hot first, not the paint, so the paint just boils off. Brush, brush and...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-16-24, 10:14 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

I understand what you mean, but my experience has...

I understand what you mean, but my experience has been that there hasn't been too much alpha dog/anvil-size-measuring (if you know what I mean) within the blacksmithing community. Overall, very...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-16-24, 08:23 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

A lot of blacksmithing guilds have common space...

A lot of blacksmithing guilds have common space and equipment where you can work and learn ("open forge"). You might look for a group to join and take advantage of their resources, and/or share...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-15-24, 04:08 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

I am consistently amazed at how they can pack so...

I am consistently amazed at how they can pack so much magic into those machines! As an industrial process, it is really great. Very efficient. If you have a good coil fit, the heat is nearly...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-15-24, 07:26 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

You can start small....when I started, I was...

You can start small....when I started, I was loading my gear (the little anvil above, gas forge and vise) from a storage unit into the back of my truck and setting out to find an empty parking lot...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-14-24, 10:06 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

This is my home shop...mostly blacksmith shop,...

This is my home shop...mostly blacksmith shop, really.

That anvil was recomissioned as the anvil for a treadle hammer when I was reorganizing to save space (getting stuff off the floor!) The foot...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-14-24, 07:56 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

Progress on the most measured frame in history

So, after endless measuring, thinking and remeasuring...I finally got sick of it and put the bloody thing back together....
Forum: Framebuilders
01-03-24, 04:42 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

That's a little I beam! Maybe two nested...

That's a little I beam! Maybe two nested I-beams.
That's pretty interesting, although I prefer the smooth outside at least.
Forum: Framebuilders
01-03-24, 03:08 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

You just had to open up that can again.... ...

You just had to open up that can again....

The trail of my design should be around 59 (HTA 71.5, 559 x 2.0, 50mm rake). I was surprised to discover that my Voyaguer was 62, as that seemed a bit...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-03-24, 08:28 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

I did a bit of de-lugging (or maybe de-tubing)...

I did a bit of de-lugging (or maybe de-tubing) last night, with varying levels of success. I cut the HT in the center, and then focused on heating the lug on the ST. Using my brazing tip, this...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-03-24, 08:03 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

Indeed we shall see - it looks the numbers are...

Indeed we shall see - it looks the numbers are working out, but I must admit that rake is one of my escape parameters. If things get too tight I will embrace that "low trail" philosophy until...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-03-24, 07:57 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

Thanks. There is always a lot of learning when...

Thanks. There is always a lot of learning when trying to make-due, or save a buck (although often the learning is that it's a false economy!). But, at the end of the day it's always nice to be out...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-02-24, 08:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 765
Posted By dschad

Thanks, that makes sense. I saw the bullets in...

Thanks, that makes sense. I saw the bullets in the first picture, but I didn't see how they fit in and/or think much about them. I was focused on the dropout. That 3/4" diameter would be a...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-01-24, 08:42 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,637
Posted By dschad

Modifying a frame as a prototype

Shortly after deciding on my short reach/tall stack/fat-tire design, I started rooting around to see what bits and pieces I have for such a build. One bit which drew my attention was a 1980's 21"...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-01-24, 07:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 765
Posted By dschad

I was consider doing the same when I came across...

I was consider doing the same when I came across a stash of 4130 in my shop. How do you finish the ends? To you flatten and/or taper them? Fill and shape with brazing material?
Forum: Framebuilders
01-01-24, 07:34 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

Just to close this off - after lots of...

Just to close this off - after lots of consideration of wheels, tires, angles and offset from the above discussion - I have decided to aim for a 559 wheels with up to a 55mm tire (I'm thinking about...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-11-23, 07:48 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

I explored my toe-overlap issue the other day by...

I explored my toe-overlap issue the other day by adding some foam to the back of my fender. I decided after that ride that it would be better to have no more overlap then my current bike, which has...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-11-23, 07:25 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 853
Posted By dschad

In my case I was exploring the idea of having two...

In my case I was exploring the idea of having two sets of posts on the stays/fork to support different wheel sizes. So one set for 559s and one for 622s (or 580s). It would be necessary to remove the...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-11-23, 04:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 853
Posted By dschad

I started there, but didn't see them on the site...

I started there, but didn't see them on the site which is why I started wondering if they were available. I did not contact them though.
Forum: Framebuilders
12-11-23, 04:08 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

So you *had* to bring up 650b...I did consider...

So you *had* to bring up 650b...I did consider this, and I like the idea in principle, but I was generally discounting it because my research (internetting) I am not finding many options for rim...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-10-23, 09:48 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

History repeats itself. I haven't looked too...

History repeats itself. I haven't looked too hard, but it seems like most have gone to sloping and welding, so perhaps to your point about lugs. It certainly make sense for custom configurations in...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-10-23, 07:21 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

I agree - this seems to be where it is going to...

I agree - this seems to be where it is going to end up. With 26" wheels and 70.5 you actually don't need a whole lot of rake to get things to fit. Really, the biggest battle I am fighting is not just...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-09-23, 09:33 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_0684_1__854936fe539225c6f60dc91355d47b451a10aaa5.jpg
Ah ha...that is an interesting point...

It would be somewhat compensated...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-09-23, 08:50 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

Wow, thanks for this. A lot of interesting...

Wow, thanks for this. A lot of interesting stuff to get through....some comments below.


This is one of the key questions I'm trying to understand - is there/what is the "key" number. May...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-08-23, 10:06 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

Understood, the height concern/interest was in...

Understood, the height concern/interest was in the context of supporting multiple wheel sizes. Sorry for the confusion.
Forum: Framebuilders
12-08-23, 05:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

The 559s are definitely a possibility. I just...

The 559s are definitely a possibility. I just wanted to start with 700c, primarily for the better options in tires and rims. But I was also thinking about fiddling with the BB drop such that I...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-08-23, 01:05 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,672
Posted By dschad

A million and one variables - front center, HTA, fork offset

Hi all - I spent last summer dialing in the fit on my touring bike, which I have had since it was unboxed at the shop I worked for in high school. After all the fiddling, I think that fit is pretty...
Forum: Fitting Your Bike
12-08-23, 07:21 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 14,869
Posted By dschad

Thumbs up This is an old thread which I just found, but I...

This is an old thread which I just found, but I have to say that the geometry calculator you put together is really fantastic! It is easy/quick to use and great for comparing designs. So much...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-08-23, 07:13 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,066
Posted By dschad

A bit of an old thread here, but "butcher paper"...

A bit of an old thread here, but "butcher paper" (basically the same as a paper grocery bag) or protective paper during construction is a good option. You can get rolls at big box home improvement...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-06-23, 08:04 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 853
Posted By dschad

Sounds good, I will keep this in mind. I would...

Sounds good, I will keep this in mind. I would probably be ordering more than the couple of bosses once I put my list together, so it might make sense.

Thanks again.
Forum: Framebuilders
12-05-23, 06:16 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 853
Posted By dschad

They have both parts - the female boss for the...

They have both parts - the female boss for the frame and the removable stud. These are titanium (at least the boss is).



That is actually much better than I envisioned when I heard "clamp on",...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-05-23, 08:01 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 853
Posted By dschad

I was wondering about the stud size, and I did...

I was wondering about the stud size, and I did come across titanium bosses (female) from Paragon Machine Works in CA. These are M10x1.5, so you can buy them.

For a general stud search, it seems...
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