Today I finally sold my Kilo. New wheelset here I come.:D
Veeps to DA or OP to DA. Decisions, decisions.

op to da

I have welding experience, but not with bike frames. It's one of my dreams to build my own frame. I came very close to taking a frame building class but was ultimately unable to due to scheduling conflicts. :(

Our welding instructor explicitly told us not to grind off our welds, since this lowers the overall structural integrity. However, it is totally fine to grind/sand welds on things where the strength of the weld is not as important (such as an art piece), but it is definitely not a good idea for something that needs to be structurally tough, like a bicycle frame.

That's not to say that sanded welds would cause the bicycle to fall apart, but I would be suspicious of any frame that has sanded welds, especially if I am unfamiliar with the framebuilder.

Also, it is a sign of excellent craftmanship to be able to make welds that are both strong and small (i.e. don't need grinding to look better), so there's that.

My two cents.

With Cannondale, don't they have a small primary weld, then an aesthetic weld over it that they grind and smooth out?

Yes, as it should be done.

Has anyone ever seen a Cannondale that failed at the welds?

Cannondales definitely have filler weld added. The radii are too huge to be all original weld.

I'm also interested in this information.

i'll keep trying to fail mine at a weld

Yay! Glad you're back. Now I have someone to play bieks with again!

Yep

Today I'm the proud owner of a folding bike.

Tryin' to remember if I ever have. I heard 'em referred to as Crack'n'fails lotsa times in the 90s, but they's prolly haters.

I was unaware of this. As long as they don't grind the main weld, that seems better, albeit a bit weird.
As an unrelated note, I am "meh" towards Cannondales in general.

Sweet... what kind ?

Spent too much time getting my shop wired today but it's done... wifi is good but slow but it is not like I will be playing WOW in my shop.

http://www.ravingbikefiend.com/bikepics/shoppc2.jpg

Moved in the cooler / heater so I can have hot and cold beverages and when the mini fridge arrives I will have cold and extremely refreshing adult beverages. :)

Dahon stow away. It needs quite a bit of work through.

Is that an older CRT Viewsonic? People hate on them, but I've always loved them.


Also, Cannondales are some of the nicest bikes around. CAAD with 105 can be bought for a great price and performs amazingly.

Was supposed to study all day, accidentally went on a 35+ mile ride in the middle of the afternoon and then got rad with some Klondike bars. Awwwwww yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Beers later. #yolo #junioritis #getrad

got froyo today

#yolo

Will you guys stop with the ****ing #YOLO.

no

#yolo

yolo all day

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Today I had a fun 54 miles with a bunch of climbing.

I'm James Bond, so...

#yolt

#yolo

#yolo