Originally Posted by
unterhausen
that's exciting.
Yes, I'm really stoked.
Next steps are:
- picking up frames from coater - hoping for next Friday
- Assembling bar/stem and post/saddle, wheels/tires - Next week
- picking up new decals from printer - next Friday
- Assembly and test ride day - next weekend
- Deliver to velodrome - Sunday
- Post final thoughts to BF thread - when I get to it !
I've learned a ton through this process. I'm excited to see my bikes out racing around the velodrome making kids happy and excited to continue refining my product and process. I'm still struggling to get the seatstays on without affecting rear end alignment.
Generally, when I'm using slotted dropouts it's not a big deal because I have files and know how to use them. With the through axles we don't have that fudge room.
When I put it on the table after adding the seatstays, I sometimes see the dropouts have moved 5-10 thou which then puts the wheel out by 15-30 thou at the rim. This is too much for my liking. I have ridden frames this far out and they rode fine but, if someone put it on a table I would feel bad.
I took the opportunity to create a more professional looking logo with the help of a friend who is a graphic designer. I mean, there has to be a decal on it somewhere so...
These bikes will get the shorter ones. I like the longer ones and couldn't decide so I saved both. I've only printed the short ones at this point.
It would be interesting to hear what the pros do in this area. Some have ability to print masks for each individual frame and it's part of the paint but, others have very consistent decal sets.
Alright, I have to pay some bills...