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Posts from ‘April, 2008’

Off to Paint!

Chris’s frame was sent to the painter today, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. The stainless badge on the stainless head tube looks great, and the badges on the seat tube add a nice touch. Chris was very involved in this process and is really invested in the overall [...]

Chris’s frame is getting close

Chris’s frame just needs a few more finishing touches. Check back to see the stainless head and seat tube badges.

Tour of the Shop

Fitz’s Head and seat tube after cleaning

New Stainless Head Badges

This is the new stainless head tube badge that I’ll be brazing on to all of my bikes.

Chris Fitzpatrick’s Lugged Fixed Gear

Chris’s fixie is going to be sick. I’m using Columbus Spirit tubing with Henry James lugs and dropouts with stainless faces.The geometry is very close to the Cinelli Supercorsa Pista frame, which has pretty steep head and seat tube angles. This will make it handle super twitchy – like the true track frame [...]