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Small Update
Started work on routing the inside. It's a slow process and there's a lot of work still to do but the first half is coming on nicely. A lot of expensive wood being cleared away as sawdust!

Also, everyone says 'Wow you must have quite a workshop to do that' To prove how simple it is, I took a photo of my entire workshop - Home made router table using a sheet of MDF fixed to my trusty Black and Decker workmate. What's missing from the photo is the pile of router bits, guides and other tools but not a huge amount that most people don't already have in the cupboard/ shed.

There's a pile of heavy bits for the inserts that have arrived from Ceeway that need some serious attention from a drill as part of their weight watchers diet.

Had a productive afternoon today after a few weeks off doing other things. It's looking a lot more bike shaped. The contrasting colours are awesome.

A few things that I've done differently to last time. You'll see the finger joints at the joints. I bought a finger jointer for the router and it made the joints a hell of a lot quicker than building it up in layers like I did last time. I think they look kind of cool too. The down side to the finger joints is that it's not hollow (yet). Hollowing out is going to need a lot more care than last time and will need plenty of jigs/ router guides. I need to get it to within 1mm tolerance to achieve what I'm aiming for. If I'm being honest, the plan was to get it CNC cut from the model file but I couldn't find anyone to do it without more than doubling the cost of the frame. Now needs a steady hand!

Hollowing out and making the drop outs is next on the list.

Inserts are on their way from Ceeway and I got a pretty cool donor bike off ebay for components.

Alpina full carbon forks
Ultegra shifters, and gears
Dura Ace chain set and BB
FSA Energy brakes
Swisside Heidi wheels with red anodised hubs
Carbon bars
It also came with an orange/ red anodised seat post that is a similar colour to the Padauk. I'm undecided whether it'll work or not. Will have to try it and see. Carbon seat post will be the alternative.

I think the rear end is now looking pretty sexy if I say so myself

Very little progress this weekend. I did, however, keep a couple of photos in my back pocket from the first post.

Starting to look more bike shaped but this is the easy bit.

I haven't had a project for a while now as I've been pretty busy over the past year or so (including riding!). So I thought it was about time I got my creative juices flowing again. My last project http://www.lfgss.com/thread81025.html (http://ligneusbikes.wordpress.com/hardwood-single-speed/photos/ ) was a resounding success and has taught me a lot about building and maintaining wooden bikes. Since then, the hardwood singlespeed is now my daily commute and has covered several thousand miles. It has survived 2 very wet winters now and rides as well as ever. It has needed some minor TLC this winter where it has had a few scrapes but nothing that 10 minutes with some sand paper and some can't fix to make it look new again.

Onto the current project. I need (want) a geared bike for some more challenging sportives this summer. I've got most of the parts now and am well under way. The following pics show where the design/ build is currently at. Wood selection is Padauk (red), Maple (white) and Ovangkol (brown) and the frame is a 58, semi aero design. The aim is to hit an all up frame weight of around 1.8kg and a build weight of 8ish kg. I'll post some actual frame photos when it has developed a bit further. Enjoy.

Fame and cranks sold to Hog. Thanks for the interest for those that missed out.

Cheers
Nick

Hi Hog
Sent you a pm yesterday. Don't know whether you got it or not. I think you need to make 2 or 3 posts before pms are activated

Hi, drop me a pm. I'm around this weekend if you want to see it.

is the frame still around? Anywhere near London?

Yes, Chiswick. Although I could bring it into town next week if you want to have a look at it.
Nick

haha these cranks are red

Corrected the typo

No worries
I'm 6'2" and have quite a lot of seat post showing so he'd probably be better on a 61. Top tube is just right though. Depends how aggressive he wants to ride!

I've got a 58cm Pista frame going cheap. Has a small dent in one of the seat stays though.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread110547.html

Price drop
Cranks £140
Frame £100

Wheelset gone

Cranks and frame still available

Hi
Would you take £130? I'll come to London Bridge to collect
Cheers
Nick

I'd be happy to split the chainring if there's someone that wants the cranks.
£40 Chainring
£120 Cranks
As can be seen in the photos they're both in fantastic condition.

A quick look on the Royal Mail website says it'll cost £46 postage for a 3 day tracked delivery. That looks similar to FedEx/ TNT. So once I've found a couple of boxes and some bubble wrap it'll be more than £50 just for the postage.

I'm happy to do that if you want but I can't see that it would be worth it considering the price of the wheels in the first place.

Bump
The cranks and wheels are in absolutely great nick.

Sugino 75 Cranks, excellent condition, 170mm, anodised red. Some scratches to the bottom of the crank arms but otherwise pristine. 44t Sugino 75 chainring with negligible wear - SOLD

Condor Pista 2010 frame. 58cm. Paintwork has quite a few chips as can hopefully be seen in the photos. There is also a dent in the left hand seat stay. I've tried to show it in the photos but it was difficult to get it to show up. Took it back to Condor when it happened a couple of years ago but they didn't think it was worth doing anything to it and it hasn't got any worse or affected the frame since then - SOLD

Condor Uno Deep V Wheelset. - SOLD

Drop me a pm if you're interested
Cheers
Nick

Gone to Philjimpott who happened to work one road away. Enjoy.

I'm in Chiswick or around Oxford St.

Anyone want the forks? Then we'd have 3 happy freecyclers!

I picked up a donated dead frame off marcfez earlier today and have cut up the frame for the sections of tube that I need for my latest project. I don't need the forks and they are in perfect working order so they're going to anyone that wants them.

They came off a Raleigh Team USA 1983 frame which is made from Reynolds 555SL tubing but I don't know whether the forks are the same. As I said, i've cut up the frame to use some of the tubes so you can have the head tube with headset as well (I couldn't be bothered to remove it)

Wardy obviously gets first dibs as its his thread but are either of them aluminium frames? If so I'll put in second dibs. I'm in Bristol for Bespoked on Saturday.

Yup, I had to make a whole new set of guides for my router table to enable me to build such a thin wall thickness without breaking it. The inside of the tube is where the really fiddly bits are!

marcfez - I've PM'd you. Are you around this weekend for me to pick it up?

ffm - Thanks for the offer. I'm hopefully going to pick up markfez's steel frame so won't take yours. Unless I can't get his for some reason.

Wardy - Thanks for the offer. What sort of frame is it?

Holding out for an aluminium frame as well if possible

I was going to say there was a kind chap in Cambridge that has just offered me a dead frame for cutting up on my wanted thread....... but I just checked and its you! Marcfez lives just round the corner from me so I'm going to see if I can pick up his but feel free to contact ffm for his if it looks like it would be useful.
http://www.lfgss.com/thread104576.html

Thanks for the offer, I've replied on the other thread to avoid derailing this one! Mines actually for another hardwood frame. Next generation from my last one after a years worth of riding experience and plenty of research.

Attached photo is a test section of tube that's off to the Oxford uni materials testing lab next week to be smashed up. Its not far off the weight of a Columbus Airplane alu top tube and should, in theory, have a similar stiffness and dent resistance. Full bike to follow......