All Road Custom Steel (DK -> UK)

You did me a favour back by saying that, least I know I'll be fine with 25mm tyres with the same fork as your.

Can't wait to replace my bike for the Genesis Datum tho, massive clearance for road-like handling.

BTW put the mudguard clamp onto the back of the fork to enable more coverage to reduce wetness on your feet (dremel if necessary).

I'm a little drunk that's why the respond isn't exactly correct.

^ au contraire, surprisingly eloquent.

Hulsroy, this is amazing. Such good work!

Thank you. I love it so much.

They're not. They're very similar but there are a few other differences. Mostly the finish and the attached pieces. At the core they're probably the same bit of metal.

Also the price difference is about the cost of a good set of brake pads with replacable shoes so they worths.

I'm not saying they'll work a load better but then Ultegra doesn't exactly work loads better than Tiagra (which is what these two calipers are equivalent too).

Cannot wait for sunshine, loosing the mudguards and putting on Open Paves again...

At the core they're probably the same bit of metal.

That's exactly what I mean, beside the appearance and brake shoes, it's the same.

is that clissold park?

Nope Regents Park yesterday morning

So the bike has ridden around 6000km by now and I love it. It does touring, gravel grinding and racing equally great. Last night I got second place in cat 4 Velopark Summer Crit #3.

I have had the stem slammed for a month but for longer rides I am just much more comfortable set up with a 20mm spacer.
I just bought a new pair of cranks for it and next month I will buy thomson stem and seat post and perhaps some King cages. Cranks are DA 9000 177.5mm 53/39t as opposed to the 175mm 52/36t 5800 cranks.

I have replaced balls, cones and axle in the rear hub and regreased both hubs.

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DA cranks should be the best upgrades to the 105 groupset. The color is kind of mehhh, though.

Still a good looking bike. Please make more of them.

Tak.
I was thinking about buying the ultegra cranks but they are not black like 5800 and 9000.
I actually think the silver parts of the cranks work fine.
I will hopefully soon get started with frame building again.

I think the cranks work, especially with the wheels .

Also still loving the colour.

Agreed. Ultegra would not look right on there.

Hope to see it the the flesh some day.

Let's work on that then Rasmus

Thank you.
I am open for other suggestions to stem and seat posts BTW.
Thomson works really well for me and I like the finish.
I am quite disappointed in my 3t seat post and stem. They look really cheap and dull and the especially the seat post hasn't done well with backpacking. Silver alu shine through so many places now. Actually so did the 5800 cranks.

Went couple of time through the whole thread, such a nice project! Do you mind me asking how you mitered the chain stays and seat stays for hooded drop outs? Do they have constant diameter so you could just print the miter out?

I draw everything in Rhino and print mitre templates on paper and hacksaw and handfile everything to fit.

Thomson for #prollypoints

Cheers (cursing at my self for studying law and not something more technical)!

Everything needed to build frames can be self taught.

Reading the Paterek Manual and obsessing about geometry and fabrication methods is key.
Next is buying welding or brazing gear and figuring out how to join steel. Then you start joining tubes and thinking about jigs.
The easy way is going to TBA and have them teach you.

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Agree with the Thomson parts, always found them to be of highest quality, and aesthetically, just excellent.
@FredyCro, everyday I get in my truck I wish I had done summat more hands on and technical, but like @Hulsroy says, quite possible to teach yerself. TBA is very appealing.

Sure thing, I'll start up cutting some frames soon and try to figure out how mitering with minimal tools and no jig (maybe some make do wooden fictures and improvised axles) works. I will also try to learn some brazing this summer and maybe I manage to put something together with some help. Currently quite obsessed with reading a lot online on mitering/ brazing, which is not really ideal, since I should be finishing my thesis in following 2 weeks. Unfortunately no gear or jig for the near future in sight. I'll stop spamming now and open a thread when the time is right!

Spam and questions are fine mate. Other people sharing their work and answering questions is how I learn and get inspired