Monday, March 17, 2008

All tacked up.........




K-9 all ready for brazing..........

Thursday, March 13, 2008

An exuse to use the MIG welder.............





Thad and I are in the process of developing our own CS yolks..........here we have taken a hydraulic tube bender ($60 cheapo from Harbor Freight) and welded a plate to the top and are using a wooden mandrel to shape the yolk.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Smokin on a rainy day.....................






Thad and I got alot done in about three hours on the K-9 project for PMBAR.............SS, CS, and TT all mitered and ready for brazing.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Floyd............



My version of a "Monster Bike"...........29'r, track bike on steroids. Nice for those days when gravel roads and smooth single track are on the menu.

PMBAR "K-9" concieved............






This frame is gonna be a full steel (of course), purpose built, mountain fixie............we started hashin out the details and began the process..........26"r, 16.25" CS, 73 degree ST, 72.5 degree HT, built with Pisgah in mind.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

The jigs are up!





Today we start the PMBAR K-9 project...........it all starts with and idea and a pile of tubes.

Sunday, March 2, 2008