Over the past couple months, two projects moved through the shop: dropouts for a traditional touring frame and a thrust-bearing retrofit on a rotary positioner for my fork fixture.The dropout work involved fitting Ritchey-branded units into chainstays. I had already cleaned up the lines of the dropouts and filled in the Ritchey branding. After brazing, … Continue reading December 2025 Update
Tag: Columbus Tubing
Christmas 2021
One of the best Christmas Eve's I can remember. We had family dinner with just the 4 of us and then I was left to spend the evening working in the shop. Over the past year or so, I have acquired a bunch of vintage excess materials from old time builders who are retiring or … Continue reading Christmas 2021
Special Track Bike Project
As I mentioned in my prior post, I am super excited about this upcoming project with some special tubes from way back in the day. The story starts back in the 70's with 2 brothers. Jeff and Jerry bought a few sets of Columbus tubing with the intent of making themselves each a track bike … Continue reading Special Track Bike Project
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