Possibly not that the post was too short, but definitely that insertion was not adequate.

and back to the story...

I was very excited about providing my frame with an immersive, "it's all about you" experience in the land of the Viesen, that I failed to take photos at the Bon Voyage party.

This brings us back to near real-time, as I glean (with permission), a few of Gugie's photos



Naked. Possibly a bit afraid...



The fork. Chrome is still quite good on the ends, and my hope is to preserve most of it.



If I had to guess, I would surmise that a metal lathe was part of the manufacturing process of the crown.



Frame may have been brazed after a long lunch.



I tried to not be too extreme with my first use of the file. That said, the shadow makes it look about twice the thickness that it is.



and finally (for now) the precautionary measure that will be taken to ensure the integrity of the seat tube. It will make a nice landing pad for the 531 sticker.



to be continued...