Daniel-San to Mr Miyagi

Luke Skywalker to Yoda

Henry III to Doug Fattic

I'll be leaving this weekend for three weeks at Doug Fattic's framebuilding class. I'm pumped, nervous, butterflies, rays of sunshine, chewed up fingernails. It should be a blast overall though. The other two fellas are both from the west coast and even one from Portland. He could of attended the UBI course but instead traveling to Michigan instead. Must say something. I was sitting on the crapper long enough and decided if I really want to get the ball rolling then I need to do something and that's what I did. Wish me luck folks! It'll be a nose to the grindstone schedule from 9am-6pm with Saturdays off. Come July 29th I'll have a finished frame painted ready to slap some parts on. I'm thinking of stripping the Sports Tourer down and putting NR gruppo that got some drillium work on it it. It'll be a full race frame with no fender or rack mounts, tight clearances. I went with a lot of the characteristic of a De Rosa Neo Primato...vertical socketed dropouts, semi sloping crown, fastback seat stays(no Columbus tubing though). One of those grail frame/forks.

Henry

What an adventure.

I wish you all the luck, and when you are cranking out masterpieces, just remember I posted first!

Go get 'em.

Oh, pictures are required.

Not sure how much I'll be post as I'll just have my iPod touch with me so no pictures until I get back home. It's an older model so no fancy camera.

Boy, I'd love to do that (wouldn't we all?) but I'd have a hard time picking what kind of frame I'd want to build.

What tubes/lugs did you settle on using for the class bike?

I would love to take one of those framebuilding classes. Do us proud.

Very cool...good luck, and have fun.

Everything I've read about Doug's class has been positive..I've been wanting to take it myself, for awhile!

If I can't take it soon, then I am simply gonna dive in and start practicing on cheap lugs and 4130.

We definitely need pictures.

It seems you've discussed some frame details with Doug already...What level of tubing will you be allowed to comfortably work with???

Jealous...

He picks out the tubing for everyone. He asks what kind of frame you want to build and you intentions with and you weight. He doesn't pick out a specific tube set as he mixes tubing around. So I believe mine is mostly Nova standard size road tubing with a Deda seattube and fork legs are True Temper. I wanted to use OS tubing and lugs but he said it's not something a new builder should use. I'll just take his word.

Sure sounds like a great thread to me! I'd go with something in between a sports tour style and a relaxed road bike. Sort of rando'ish, but more cinelli model b. I'd go high bb, room for 32s and fenders, rear rack and set up for Paul mafac style brakes.

Good luck! I'm jealous. I hope you remember us C&Vers after you move over to the framebuilders forum.