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i stopped in to see Tom today so i could chuck him some more money for the build, i am half way through paying for it. i walked in to the workshop and Tom said 'come and look at this . . . it's the start of your frame'
Tom has taken some pictures etc and said he will send some to me at somepoint, i said i'd love to see the frame through it's stages of build.
currently the part i saw was the beginnings of the headtube/toptube/downtube lug assembly, basically it looks like someone has just cut the first 6 inches off the front end of a frame, Tom will then start cutting and shaping this to become the lug, he showed me the top and down tubes pushed into the part aswel.
it's weird to me seeing it like this, i knew this was how he started this type of build but i am still surprised to see it, i think it's because usually when i see a part of a frame that looks like this bit it's usually the end of a frames life not the beginning. for example, when a big brand like Giant gets a phone call about a cracked frame they ask for a pic to confirm damage then ask the shop to cut up the frame so it can't be used.
i can't wait to get this frame now.
Tom has taken some pictures etc and said he will send some to me at somepoint, i said i'd love to see the frame through it's stages of build.
currently the part i saw was the beginnings of the headtube/toptube/downtube lug assembly, basically it looks like someone has just cut the first 6 inches off the front end of a frame, Tom will then start cutting and shaping this to become the lug, he showed me the top and down tubes pushed into the part aswel.
it's weird to me seeing it like this, i knew this was how he started this type of build but i am still surprised to see it, i think it's because usually when i see a part of a frame that looks like this bit it's usually the end of a frames life not the beginning. for example, when a big brand like Giant gets a phone call about a cracked frame they ask for a pic to confirm damage then ask the shop to cut up the frame so it can't be used.
i can't wait to get this frame now.