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@hma
greetings.
i really hope you are not tired of these threads - it is an idea that has been with me for a long time now. mainly because i couldn't find a frame that fit me but also because i always thought: i can do better (e.g. when a good brand has it's shiny stickers on the frame but the dropouts are not parallel with the ground)
another thing is that i always liked the pleasure of building something with my own hands. if it fails, i cannot blame anyone but myself - but in the meantime, i'll try to use all the tricks i read/heard about in all the years since that damn cycling-bug bit me.
at one of my jobs as a courier i met a guy who was at least as insane as me - both engineering students and into bikes - who has a garage full of tools and goodness for the person that wants to mess up his hands in countless ways. together we decided to begin the project and even though i doubt i can entertain as well as Jingle Jangle (i'll try not to end things with the cup-of-tea cliffhangers - finish that gios, please, i already know the existing post/comments by heart!) i hope i can get your attention as a classic Dammit-thread.
so here it goes:
columbus cromor (no gaspipe for me) as the basic tubeset. tubes will be silver brazed without lugs.
geometry:
74.5° seat tube and head tube angle with 40mm bb drop.
tt: 550cc; st: 580cc
we already mitered some tubes and practiced brazing - the next step will be the design and build of the jig.