Guest Valiant Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 So lately I've been a bit busy making bikes, here's some photos of one I have finished. There's more to come. Thanks for looking. To cut a long story short I found this picture and the bike in it quite took my fancy. I've had two goes at making my own version, the first one was to small and I just wasn't happy with it. So I started over and came up with this. It's not an exact copy, I've made changes to the height etc etc, some of I've just made up/guessed. None the less I'm very pleased with it. I have another frame I am making at the moment, I'll add some photos when It's done. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gasser Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Fuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Borgweiser Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Awesome, top marks! More photos quick smart, this is why I love OS. shit just blows me away sometime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rookie Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 That is great work! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Born Loser Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Love your work as always Pete! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KIRK Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 you got skills. how did u build it? do you have pics of progress etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Valiant Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Haha thanks guys. Kirk I think I have issues rather than skills. I have some photos of the first one, this one was made the same way as it was I'll add them tonight. This one is tig welded 4130 chromolly tube, the tight bends are round bar with the ends turned before it was bent to fit tightly inside the tube and then welded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kicker Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 That's a choice bike man, I'm jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fliboi Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 well damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Valiant Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Here's a few photos of the first one I built. The jig is pretty crude, I think it's half an old bench top I found at work with blocks of wood screwed down to it. It seems to work well enough though. Next on the agenda is to turn this...... Which I put together but is way to small for me Into something like this. This is what I have so far. The front part of the frame is close to welding. I should put this on hold untill after nats But I probably won't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KIRK Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 cool. theres a tweed ride on this sunday I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rot808 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 oh my, that is spectacular looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steelies Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 awesome pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 63Ragtop Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 there sure are some clever bastards about the place, nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Valiant Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I've done some more on this lately. The front half of the frame is all welded, I've sweated the chainstays out of another old frame, cut the dropouts off and made my own. I have also started cutting and shutting a number of seat stays to make one long enough for the frame. When this is all done I want it to look like it is a lugged frame rather than the butt welded frame it is. The seat post lug is one I saved off an old frame, sadly it is the only one with angles I could use. All the other "Lugs" are sleeves of tube notched to fit. I'll tig the front of them and then braze around the back when I'm done welding. Hopefuly it will look the part when It's done. Thanks for looking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 7VEN Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 This is some next level shiz here! Looking lush! Great idea with the faux lugs. You will need an inch pitch chain/chain wheel to get this looking right. Please do this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Valiant Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Hi 7ven, thanks. I have been thinking about inch pitch chain too. Any idea where to get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 7VEN Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 There's some sweet chater lea and williams ones here. http://vintagebikeca...s/1-inch-pitch/ Search skiptooth on eBay and theres lots arround. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 7VEN Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Oh, and more good NOS stuff and chains here too. http://www.bikeville.com/track.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Valiant Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Oh my goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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