Hulsroy's Hustle

Sometimes I fuck shit up. It is a part of making and I do it regularly and I normally don't bore LFGSS with it, but this time it is big enough of a lesson that I thought I'd share it.

Building @JesperXT's frame was the first bike for me on my new self made jig and the first bike in two years after I moved to the UK. Jesper and I had been chatting about the frame since forever and I had a precise list of his wishes and specs.

The bike took almost a year to finish as I have been making fixtures for different things and doing it after work.
Somewhere down the line I lost the list but thought I had it all in my mind. Having build a couple of frames with Sam at Stayer I felt confident that I had my shit sorted out. But in reality I didn't.

I rushed to finish the frame as I wanted Jesper to have it in time for summer season. I sent it off to paint and got Stayer to box it up and ship it to DK...
And couple of weeks later @JesperXT discovers the horror. I had forgotten 2/3 of the mudguard eyelets I promised and I hadn't attached a cable stop for the rear mech. So along with some pin holes that needed fixing and a rear bridge that could do with some re-positioning the conclusion was that he had to sent it back to the UK for me to fix it.
I did that yesterday. This is a good experience for me and the whole point of making frames for my friends before potentially going into business.
At first I was embarrassed but now I am actually proud of the frame. It has been hard work and frustrating but the battle is totally worth it.
For future builds I will take my time (I am not a pro and don't make money doing this) and I will check things twice and have a digital checklist.

Lifesaver for hidden eyelets you forgot:

"Custom" drill bits:

Obviously it needs powder coating again.