Got my alignment post back from a local machinist!  I had a piece of scrap stock from a front end loader that turned out perfect.  Drilled a hole in the table (well two holes, first one did not work out so well as the unpinnings of the table got in the way). Did some final measurement with a machinist square to ensure it was precise and all is good.





Finally took some time today to finish up the long overdue completion of the 1979 ALAN Road Bike restore/cleanup.  Came out really nice and clean.  Actually much nicer than I expected.  Can't wait for the weather to change to take it for a spin!


Thanks to Wayne Bingham at VeloClassique for all his help and for supplying the hard to find bicycle parts to finish off the project.

Also learned a lot about truing wheels with this project thanks to Wayne.


Used some very cool CLB Cable Housing that I got from Velo Classique.  It comes in a variety of colors... I selected the blue of course.



The shop had to get worse before it got better.  Spent some holiday time getting shop reorganized to fit a surface plate I found up in York, PA at Hildebrand Machinery. It is a nice (a little bigger than I wanted) 36"x66" and weighs in around 800 pounds.  Will start working on the fixtures sometime soon.  It is short too... need to work on a base although I might keep it short to prevent my from using for something else or piling crap on it...

Also got a fork jig from my nephew Lucas!  He is a highschool machine shop student and has the bicycle bug much like me.




Got some supply from the good folks at Nova Cycles.  Got a couple of crowns to play with and enough material to build 4 forks (hoping to get at least one out of it).

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My nephew is building a fork jig for me which should show up soon.  Certainly will add pics of that when it arrives.

Also, the quest for building a fork blade bender starts now.

Got busy this post Thanksgiving Day and finished up a number of works I had in progress.  Going to show at Gallery 222 in their annual Holiday Group Show. Opens December 4th!

Some pics of complete custom bicycle frame and Phil enjoying the hell out of it.

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Found this on the side of the road!  Will start tearing down and make into a fixie.  Will post project as it unfolds.

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Here are some shots of my second bicycle frame for my good pal Phil!  Paint coming soon!




Made from serveral hole augers and some older harrow discs.  Stands about 6.5 feet.