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So the 29er is on the verge of going to paint. I built it up with the parts package and took her out for a short spin. There’s a few little quirks that are related to my parts selection, but nothing that can’t be resolved. I’m going to do some touch-up work on her fillets this weekend and ship her off for the first round of paint on Monday, where the white for the panels will be put on t…

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So right now, I’ve got four frames in-progress, as you’ve probably gathered. They are:

The rigid 29′er frame. At my next session, I’ll be finishing up the TT/ST joint and then getting the seat stays bent, mitered and put in-place. All that will remain after this is the braze-ons (water bottle bolts, cable guides, disc brake mounts, internal cable routing on the TT), the finishing of t…

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So things are plugging along here — the visual update to this site isn’t going as fast as I’d like, so I’ve got this placeholder template in position to handle the nice minimalist layout until I have finished frame and a bunch of photos.

On the manufacturing side of the equation, here’s where I am at:

The 29′er frame is coming along nicely.  Pretty much just have to do the top tube and…

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