Gentlemen,
First of all, thanks for the nice words
of course it's hard to deal with the fab shop! it's hard work... my hands get dirty... I sometimes hurt myself... Can you imagine the horror!
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Off course it's very nice to be able to use a shop like this, it makes the build possible in the first place. I truely respect the people that build the most awesome bikes in their sheds at home.
Very good to see there are living bikenerds here as well!
My chassis numbers so far:
Rake: 24,5 degrees (adjustable with different inserts in steering head)
Trail: 97mm (depends a bit on tire size)
Wheelbase: 1435 (still open to change a bit, as my swingarm isn't cut to length)
F/R weight distribution: To be discovered
Swingarm angle: Have to check the CAD model after the weekend, swingarm will have some degree of ajustment with offest inserts
@50Gary: In general the steering head tube was welded in this way in EGLI frames, my "extra" reinforcement piece was not in the EGLI frames, but my steering head tube is a bit longer/higher mounted than in most frames i saw pictures of... so I made the decision to weld in some extra sheetmetal. What would have been your solution?
Made some progress yesterday with aligning my swingarm (all fits well, no offset sprockets or spoke paterns needed for the chain). So delivered my hubs to the wheel guy today, he'll lace up some nice 18" excel rims with stainless spokes ;D
Enjoy the weekend people!
Best regards,
Loek