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@Biggles567
The last frame I built is a fixed gear commuter, capacity for fat ish tyres (35c), slack geo for offroad commutes, and that's about it. Super basic, tubing set was cheap as chips to keep the cost down. I made a few mistakes and learnt a lot about applying tig practice to an actual frame. There is a big difference between welding little practice joints at the bench, and real welding on the frame. It's much harder to negotiate the chainstays and seat stays than I thought it would be :).
The one major mistake I made on this frame was putting the st/ss cluster a bit too high on the seat tube, leaving little space for a clamp or slot. So i had to make a low profile clamp from some tubing I had around. The seat tube slot is a bit short, but thats that, if it explodes... it explodes.
I’ve put up a few photos I took along the way, ill record the next frame in a bit more detail as I progress with it.
The next frame will be a tt bike i reckon, with dropped seat stays, 44mm headtube and probably an isp. I’ve always fancied a proper tt bike, having done tts on my track bike for ages now, im feeling like more gears. I have loosely decided on tubing, but i need to have a think about how low i want to go with the seat stays and what tube i will need to facilitate that. I'm thinking reynolds might have a long butt seat tube i can use. The scribble below gives a rough idea of what i want to do.
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