My aluminium bike I made in 1984 ----Plus restoration

[ph billet]

about 500 klm on the bike now

 

[ph billet]

Over 3000 kilometres up now ,only take her out on fine days.

 

[TGR]

Hmmmm

Your definition of a 'fine day' be differ from mine. We had 6 fine days last year!

Hope you are keeping well, the bike is still awesome (best word for it).

Richard

 

[latman]

Re:

Very nice , is the seat post actually the seat tube going through the seat lug? and does the bolt at the back just attach the seatstays to the seat lug ? cheers Ian on the Gold Coast

 

[ph billet]

Yes Ian, the seat tube is the seat post with the seat stays attached to a lug machined at the rear of the seat lug.The frame was build to my size and is not adjustable.
Peter.

 

[latman]

Yes Ian, the seat tube is the seat post with the seat stays attached to a lug machined at the rear of the seat lug.The frame was build to my size and is not adjustable.
Peter.

do you still ride the same size now ? , what grades of Aluminuim were available when you made it (and diameters) ? cheers Ian

 

[ph billet]

Still fits fine, tubes are 1.25 " dia and 1.125" dia 2024 t3 aluminium.

 

[latman]

did you have many choices at the time ?

 

[ph billet]

Not too much, just wanted something stronger than general purpose 6061, the tube was purchased fron a aircraft supply company in Sydney, I remember paying $10 per foot a steep sum over 30 years ago.