Hello Pythonists. As promised i attach a couple of pic's if Hotmail allows it, just to embarass myself. I just have these initial pictures so far. My project in a bit more detail : I'm tall (195cm) and I have an old beloved roadbike unused in the shack with nice ancient Dura-Ace parts (1984), so the 700c / ISO 622 wheelsize is the obvious choice. The seat for learning will most probably be nicked from my winter-recumbent : http://www.scheel.net/focus_sport/default.asp, and will be replaced with a carbon seat if I get over the learning mountain alive ;-) The roadbike parts includes racebrakes and the almost prototype Shimano SIS 6-speed dura-ace gears. That means no spare cassettewheels, so I'm stuck with the 13-22 casette. I'm hoping the result will be a racePython, but maybe the gearing is a little optimistic for hills. As earlier mentioned I use 10*30*1,5mm tubing for the front frame, and probably also for the rear fork. For the middle piece I will use 40*40*1,5 I have most experience with brazing (and no access to a welding machine), so I'll braze the frame together. That gives me some challenges, ie the front dropouts could be weak if braced edge-to-edgo to the tubing - I have filed a hole in the tube instead, and that way integrated the dropouts in the tube. I have made the bends on the front tubing a little closer to the dropouts, I think this will make the bike nicer to look at, and I haven't found any unpleasant surprises because of this (not yet, anyway!). I'm planning to make a fiberglass fairing for the front wheel, using a fender as an integrated guide. For the framelink I'll use a flevoaxle (I got it from Tempelmann), which makes assembly/disassembly a walk in the park, and the biker beautiful. http://www.hpv-klub.dk/selvbygger/Flevoracer/e-fr09.gif I'm planning to build the rear fork without suspension, partly because of the big wheels and the normally acceptable roads here in Denmark. Maybe I'll make the rear fork legs triangular, err, like a Tour Easy, for lightness and strength. My worries now is mostly about the brazing - can it take the loads - and I need to find a "visually appealing" way to support the top af the seat - preferably removable/foldable. Maybe like Zox's. Back to the workshop/testrides, everyone.. Regards, Torben
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