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Forum: Framebuilders
03-16-24, 02:23 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,347
Posted By guy153

The shimmying bike in the video is likely to be...

The shimmying bike in the video is likely to be perfectly aligned. Of course we don't know this but it's a custom build by someone who looks like he knows what he's doing. However it still sounds...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-15-24, 07:42 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,347
Posted By guy153

Thanks. This makes a lot of sense. And reading a...

Thanks. This makes a lot of sense. And reading a bit about motorcycle shimmy it sounds plausible that trail is important. The two bicycles being compared by HW had very different trails (the...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-14-24, 11:03 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,347
Posted By guy153

The bike that Henry Wildeberry had built for Ms...

The bike that Henry Wildeberry had built for Ms Cools (by John Fitzgerald) does have 28.6mm TT and DT. I could be wrong but I think it was Rivendell who first started this trend for oversizing only...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-12-24, 10:50 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,347
Posted By guy153

I also like standard sizing. Commercial frames...

I also like standard sizing. Commercial frames are often too stiff. I don't see why you want that unless you are actually racing (sprinting), in which case you wouldn't have a steel bike anyway. But...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-12-24, 10:44 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,347
Posted By guy153

I should say with TIG the DT, TT and bottom of...

I should say with TIG the DT, TT and bottom of the ST are usually 0.8mm (or less) at the ends, and the seatstays often thinner. But all the joints have at least one thicker tube involved (except for...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-12-24, 04:18 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,347
Posted By guy153

If it's Columbus it's probably weldable. But just...

If it's Columbus it's probably weldable. But just make sure that for TIG you have the thickness you need. You generally want about a 1.2mm wall HT and 1.2mm at the top of the ST (which is often...
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