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Start your Seven.
As anyone who stops by here often will know the only thing that I like as much as bikes are Lotus cars and I’m lucky enough to own one. Before I got my current Louts Elise I owned a Lotus Seven clone made by Birkin in South Africa. It was a fantastic little car that …
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Gothic wrap up.
I’ve had a number of balls in the air the past few weeks but have finally just about wrapped up the Gothic bike. It came out super clean and straight – I couldn’t be more pleased. Tomorrow I dive into a new JKS for a client in Maryland. Sounds good to me. Dave
Classic Gothic II.
Here are a few shots of the Gothic lugs all brazed and cleaned and ready to paint. Today I’m working on getting the rear end added to this front. It’s getting classic side tack stays with fabricated caps. Should be cool. Have a great weekend. Dave
Lugs, Mitering and ‘Experts’.
I can’t tell you how many times over the years I’ve seen webbernet ‘experts’ say with conviction that the tube to tube miters on a lug bike don’t need to be tight because the lug covers them up. I’ve even read that lugged builders choose lugged construction because it allows them to cover up their …
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Classic Gothic.
Long before young people stood outside book stores wearing black lipstick and eyeliner there was Gothic design and you can count me as a fan. I’m not so much a fan of detailed Gothic stuff but I love the simple long lines found in simple gothic design – think less gargoyle and more flying buttress. …
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