Originally Posted by
King of Kadence
I recommend a quick release for the stokers saddle.
Oh, and changing the rear tire, something that wasn't obvious to me at first was that I didn't have to remove the brake cable, but rather remove the locknut and slip the backing plate w/brake shoes off of the hub.
Great idea. I have one which might work. If I have a chance I'll try to see if it will do the job.
Thanks for the tip on the rear wheel. I had wondered how that might work.
Originally Posted by Pompiere
If you read the article on Sheldon Brown's site about the Electroforge process, it explains why all the joints on a frame cannot be electroforged. Since the framemembers are acting as the welding rods, if they are already connected, you cannot draw an arc. Also since the process consumes part of the tube material, the center tube must be welded in last.
Thanks, it has been a while since I read that article. Sometimes EF joints are so perfectly smooth, they are difficult to distiguish from a fillet brazed. This has such a mix, including what look like TIG welded joints. I suppose it was just practical to utilize all three processes.