So after much back and forth about weather or not to use a Worksman frame I decided to build my own. I came to the conclusion that a bicycle frame just won't work for what I want. This thread will document my build of a custom design of my own based on a 1911 Indian and a 1926 HD. I have taken different elements of each bike and combine them to create some thing that was aesthetically pleasing and functional for me. One of the major issues I had designing this bike is that I do not have a tubing bender so the design could not have any bends. The bike is roughly 33in tall and 80in from the outer edge of the tires.
Day 1: Design. 6hrs
Day 2: Rear dropouts made out of 1/4in steel. 4hrs
Day 3: Measure and cut tubing. 5hrs
Day 4: More cutting and started welding. 4hrs
Day 5: Fork and headset arrived in the mail and finished welding the front half of the frame. 3hrs
Day 6: Worked on rear triangle. 2hrs
Day 7: More work on rear triangle. 2hrs
Day 8: More work on rear triangle. 2hrs
Day 9: More work on rear triangle. 3hrs
Day 10: Painted rear hub. 1.5hrs
Day 11: installed risers, and bars. 2hrs
Day 12: Primed rear rim, reamed head tube, mocked up fork. 4hrs
Day 1: Design. 6hrs
Day 2: Rear dropouts made out of 1/4in steel. 4hrs
Day 3: Measure and cut tubing. 5hrs
Day 4: More cutting and started welding. 4hrs
Day 5: Fork and headset arrived in the mail and finished welding the front half of the frame. 3hrs
Day 6: Worked on rear triangle. 2hrs
Day 7: More work on rear triangle. 2hrs
Day 8: More work on rear triangle. 2hrs
Day 9: More work on rear triangle. 3hrs
Day 10: Painted rear hub. 1.5hrs
Day 11: installed risers, and bars. 2hrs
Day 12: Primed rear rim, reamed head tube, mocked up fork. 4hrs
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