more pictures of Matt's touring bike

racks for matt's touring bike done

finished the front and rear racks for matt's touring bike. they are made from 304 stainless steel. they are designed to be taken apart so that they will fit in the S&S suitcase. the lowrider racks can also be removed when not needed.

matthew's touring bike

here are some pictures of matt's touring frame just after soaking the flux off and reaming the headtube.   ill do some filing and sanding on the lugs and then attach the seatstays and chainstays.

Cross frame back from getting powder coated

we went with pearl white, goes well with the fillet brazing. this thing is gonna get so dirty. 

Eians cyclocross frame in the works

here are some photos of Eians frame. still in need of some finish work. 

front rack for "The Hammer"

just finished this front rack for Erin "the hammer" Hammes. its built with 304 stainless steel and i just did a brushed finish.  its designed to take front panniers, but she is unsure of the kind she wants to use, so we plan on adding mounts for the bags once she gets them. thats the nice thing about using stainless, you can easily go back and braze bits to the rack and you dont have to deal with chrome or paint. this alloy of stainless is also easy to bend in the tube bender, which is a plus. we also may add a light mount in the future.

polo frame repair

at the all florida bicycle polo tournament, Joshua Michael "A.B." Maes discovered that one of his chain stays was almost completely severed near the bottom bracket. im unsure how this sort of dent would happen, there is also a dent on the seat tube in the same area, so i assume either a mallet shaft or another bike caused it.
he continued to play on the bike and it lasted through the tournament. he sent it home with me and nice line of the crack allowed me to tig weld it very easily. i have never done a repair in a spot like that, but i would say that it should hold up well. if it does end up failing, its in a spot that shouldnt cause a catastrophic failure/wreck. if it does, its all part of playing bicycle polo i guess.