I put a massive chain stay bridge in to bring some stiffness back.
Only problem with that is that when it gets really muddy the bridge can act as a bit of a platform for mud to build up on. Hopefully I can get away with a single bend, no bridge, reasonable stiffness and still fit a 41mm Surly Knard for bashing around on in Summer. I've got a mountain bike for anything that requires bigger tyres.
It was pretty damn muddy this weekend in places. Because of my slack ST angle there's still quite a lot of space by the BB shell for mud to pass through on both sides of the bridge. When the thing is painted properly I'll take detail shots of the frame.
Only problem with that is that when it gets really muddy the bridge can act as a bit of a platform for mud to build up on. Hopefully I can get away with a single bend, no bridge, reasonable stiffness and still fit a 41mm Surly Knard for bashing around on in Summer. I've got a mountain bike for anything that requires bigger tyres.