Happy 4th

Sorry for the lack of updates lately, Mo was out last week in Chicago and my day job ate up my week. We got in some 44mm head tube stock to be able to build frame that can use the new tapered forks are our building a new front triangle for Matt who has at 5 inch travel 29er from us. Although we are still waiting on a top tube to come in, we have got everything else mitered and have put the pivots on the seat tube. That is one big tube!





Once the bottom pivot is welded on the seat tube, it needs to be bored out to 15 mm.





Here is a shot of the seat tube with the rear end on. The top pivot is mounted to a sleeve that we will braze in place once we have fit the top tube.



We also worked on Mary Ann's 29er over the weekend and were able to get her front triangle mitered, tacked, and then welded up. Here is a shot of it tacked in the jig.



And then a couple shots of the welded front triangle.





With it being a smallish frame 29er and it designed for a 100 mm travel fork, we are going to add a gusset to the frame to strengthen all that head tube below the down tube. Mo is going to work on cutting the gusset tomorrow.

Last up, Mo has been working on his fillet brazing and has built a stem for his road bike. All we have to do is to cut the slots and then get it to powder.