I hope it won't break...

Now it was time to realise my ingenious and unique design idea. I have no clue where the inspiration came from....
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Nope, no idea....

I coloured the next two layers of epoxy with graphite because I somehow wanted black lugs. But in principle any colour will do, or even none at all if you prefer to see the fabric.
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The last layer was clear again.
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After that it was time for a last Pizza in front of the workshop. IMG_20240808_184334.jpg
Cleaning the frame was the next step and I was really lucky that nothing sticks to the hard surface of those bamboo tubes because the last steps were really messy.
 
What a mess...but tinkering is more important than tidying up.
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The build went smoothly and according to plan until I wanted to fit the rear derailleur....
That's when I realised that the thread for the derailleur bolt was still missing.
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Fascinating how blind I am. You tinker with a frame for 3 months and don't realise that a thread is missing...

Next I have to find a suitable thread cutter.
I hope I can continue next week.
 
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Looking good mate 👏
Thank you. It has longer chainstays than I had planned but I couldn't find a better way to work around the wide tyres. I also miskayculated something in the seatstays (of course I did...).
The bottom bracket is lower than expected and therefore I swapped the rigid fork for a suspension fork.
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Luckily I found one for cheap that hasn't been used and will do just fine for this project, it matches the colour sheme too.
 
Thank you. It has longer chainstays than I had planned but I couldn't find a better way to work around the wide tyres. I also miskayculated something in the seatstays (of course I did...).
The bottom bracket is lower than expected and therefore I swapped the rigid fork for a suspension fork.
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Luckily I found one for cheap that hasn't been used and will do just fine for this project, it matches the colour sheme too.
A man who never made a mistake has made nothing. Put it down to experience and move on😁
 

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