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Forum: Framebuilders
10-03-20, 05:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,471
Posted By helixbikes

Thanks for bringing up yokes - I hadn't...

Thanks for bringing up yokes - I hadn't considered that before. I'm building a new Calfee kit, and plan to make it 73mm/BOOST. This time I have bent stays, but I guess I was just a bit nervous given...
Forum: Framebuilders
10-03-20, 12:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,746
Posted By helixbikes

If it helps, I've built a frame for a SRAM Force...

If it helps, I've built a frame for a SRAM Force 1 build using BSA68 & 130mm dropout spacing. No chainline issues, though plenty of tire clearance issues due to my sketchy decision to force 2" tires...
Forum: Framebuilders
10-03-20, 12:32 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,471
Posted By helixbikes

Why does no one sell press-fit shells?

Forgive my n00b'ishness:

I'm trying to build a clone of https://yeticycles.com/bikes/arc - but am confused about one aspect: The ARC uses a SRAM DUB BB92 to fit the SRAM X1/XX1 crankset - which...
Forum: Framebuilders
10-03-20, 11:27 AM
Replies: 460
Views: 312,334
Posted By helixbikes

I just finished my 3rd bamboo frame. I used a kit...

I just finished my 3rd bamboo frame. I used a kit from Bamboo Bee, and the Brew Bikes Jig for this one. The inspiration for this frame came from child-hood memories of rding the 1-speed Swedish...
Forum: Framebuilders
06-10-20, 11:09 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 20,806
Posted By helixbikes

2020 Update

Any news, Darth Lefty?

After a year of riding, the bamboo poles started coming loose from the casting-tape lugs from the monster-cross bike I previously posted the photo for. First the top-tube...
Forum: Framebuilders
02-26-19, 09:30 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 20,806
Posted By helixbikes

Darth: Having twins is all the excuse one needs....

Darth: Having twins is all the excuse one needs. Take care of them! You'll get your free time back at some point. I can't wait to see what you make of it!

In the mean time, I'll be building a road...
Forum: Living Car Free
02-25-19, 05:25 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 38,976
Posted By helixbikes

Hiking. We still do so occasionally, but the...

Hiking.

We still do so occasionally, but the ability to wake up and declare "We're going hiking!" as a family is severely curtailed when you also have to plan enough time to secure a vehicle that...
Forum: Northern California
02-25-19, 04:18 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 16,184
Posted By helixbikes

I had no idea about this - it would be unreal if...

I had no idea about this - it would be unreal if it happens.

As it stands, being in the Bay Area I have to fly to another to Idaho or Kansas do a decent kid-friendly multi-day ride. There is some...
Forum: Northern California
02-25-19, 04:05 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,806
Posted By helixbikes

Exciting update! Any feel for how kid-friendly...

Exciting update! Any feel for how kid-friendly this route will be?
Forum: Framebuilders
02-25-19, 03:58 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 20,806
Posted By helixbikes

*Update*: I moved, and put the kit away for a...

*Update*: I moved, and put the kit away for a while. I "finished" it before Thanksgiving, and then discovered that my bottom bracket cup was backwards. I didn't realize they were directional, and the...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-23-17, 04:45 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 20,806
Posted By helixbikes

I've never ridden a bamboo bicycle, but I'm...

I've never ridden a bamboo bicycle, but I'm expecting a ride quality similar to 1980's steel frame. By the time I'm done smothering JB Weld and bandage material all over it, I suspect the frame...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-23-17, 12:53 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 20,806
Posted By helixbikes

Yes, my top tube angle doesn't appear to match...

Yes, my top tube angle doesn't appear to match reality, nor does the length of the head tube. At some point I have to throw my hands up in the air and say: this is a bamboo bike, 1 degree here or 1mm...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-23-17, 12:04 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 20,806
Posted By helixbikes

Progress report from my end: I am nearly done...

Progress report from my end: I am nearly done with the cutting and bending portion of the exercise, only the seat
stays remain before it is time to break out the JB Weld :lol::

Before the Calfee...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-11-17, 12:20 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 20,806
Posted By helixbikes

First question: what is the BB situation like?...

First question: what is the BB situation like? English, BB92, or something else?
Forum: Framebuilders
01-09-17, 11:18 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 20,806
Posted By helixbikes

:popcorn Thanks for posting this! I'm...

:popcorn

Thanks for posting this! I'm patiently awaiting the 29er kit from Calfee, and look forward to following your adventure. One of the biggest frustrations - and fun parts of this build - is...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
12-26-11, 12:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,288
Posted By helixbikes

ID help: Vintage Pinarello (is it a fake?)

Someone is offering me an old Pinarello fixer-upper for $100. Seller claims it's maybe late 60's early 70's. I have no reason to distrust the seller, but I can't seem to find any other Pinarello's...
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