These should be here later this week..7/16/2008
7/04/2008
7/03/2008
THE BEAST
I have the very fortunate opportunity to build bikes once a week beside Ted Wojcik. This is the Cincinnati Horizontal milling machine that does all the maintube mitering. It is a beast of a machine. The story goes that Ted won it at auction for next to nothing many years ago. If it didn't sell, they were going to make it into a boat anchor.. The one thing wrong with it apparently was something to do with the feed for the table i believe. Ted opened her up to check inside and found the problem. Gave Cincinnati a call and identified the part that needed to be replaced, but the gentleman on the other side asked "now are you sure you want this?" "Yes, i do." replied Ted. Again "you're sure now.." Ted: "YES" The other end went silent for a bit "...because its about 1200 bucks." That about ended that conversation as being a fabricator and knowing how to braze, Ted dug back into the machine, found the other half of the part and brazed it back together. That was about 17 years ago and she's still making chips like no other. They don't make them like they used to..
TEST RIDE
TEST RIDES from BLACKCAPstudio on Vimeo.
The best part of building them means you get to ride them...
I ride solo most of the time, hence the odd angles.
DIRT ROADS AND ALIGNMENT
This ones on the alignment table and lookin' pretty good with minimal cold setting to be done. 
In the process of making myself a new dirt road rambler. We've got a HUGE network of dirt roads in our neck of the woods, and being that I absolutely love to have dirt between me and the hoops i ride, this makes for a super fun backwoods road bike. No skinny tires here-we're talkin' 2.3 Exi-Wolves. In other words a 29er. But set up with drop bars and singlespeed aplenty. This ones going to be pretty nice with Paragon Sliders. Can't wait to finish her up and paint the town red..MORE TIG WELDING ACTION...
44 TIG Welding Action from BLACKCAPstudio on Vimeo.
Chainstay / Bottom Bracket Weldment. Need to get the good camera to the shop...
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