well crap. I can't seem to add images through flickr anymore since they changed the layout. There are a bunch more pictures to a buddy's flickr page until I have time to take pics of my own.
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I'm not going to get into all the details but I'll say that this was a ton more work than one of my normal bikes. I executed a lot of out of the ordinary for me details on this and the final form took shape because I wanted to pull off some of those details...so it was partially out of necessity rather than a design goal. The internal hydro line is something that's been rattling around my head for longer than I've been building bikes. I'm glad to finally be free of it so I can move on. The frame isn't finished yet but I wanted to get it in rideable condition for my trip out east a few weeks ago. I'm in the process of machining a front der mount and hope to have it done this weekend. I tend not to do any finish work (scotchbrite) on my one bikes, the welds are untouched and I'm proud of that.
The bottom line is that the handling is phenomenal. The knick-knacks are cool but irrelevant to the ride. The ride and handling are all that really matter.
BTW, the tapered steerer Fox TALAS and the Edge AM rims blow my mind. Seriously. There's no going back.
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I'm not going to get into all the details but I'll say that this was a ton more work than one of my normal bikes. I executed a lot of out of the ordinary for me details on this and the final form took shape because I wanted to pull off some of those details...so it was partially out of necessity rather than a design goal. The internal hydro line is something that's been rattling around my head for longer than I've been building bikes. I'm glad to finally be free of it so I can move on. The frame isn't finished yet but I wanted to get it in rideable condition for my trip out east a few weeks ago. I'm in the process of machining a front der mount and hope to have it done this weekend. I tend not to do any finish work (scotchbrite) on my one bikes, the welds are untouched and I'm proud of that.
The bottom line is that the handling is phenomenal. The knick-knacks are cool but irrelevant to the ride. The ride and handling are all that really matter.
BTW, the tapered steerer Fox TALAS and the Edge AM rims blow my mind. Seriously. There's no going back.
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