Bill P.’s Road off to the Painter

I finally finished Bill’s frame….well, second frame really. I can’t emphasize enough how much I appreciate Bill’s patience on this bike. The delivery is a little late to say the least. Adam’s Interbike build, Joshua’s chromed MAX, and the tricycle all took longer than expected and delayed Bill’s ride.

I originally finished his frame the beginning of December, but learned how true the old saying, “haste makes waste” can be. It was the end of the day and I wanted to finish the braze-ons before going home when my old fixture broke. Instead of repairing the fixture I just clamped the down tube cable-boss to the tube. Well, the clamp I used held it too tightly to the frame and didn’t allow the silver to totally penetrate, so the difference in air pressure that was created during cooling sucked the braze-on into the tube, creating a small dimple . I couldn’t in good faith sell Bill a damaged frame, so I told him the bad news and luckily he was very understanding.

So, long story short, Bill’s second frame is a beauty – even better than the first! Ha, ha! It will be built up Chorus 11 and an off-white, blue, and black color scheme.