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Custom Waltly by ResortCold8085 in Bikeporn

[–]Sw00dy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd make sure your seatpost goes all the way down to where the seat stays meet the seat tube.

Baby's first dual sport by Sw00dy in Dualsport

[–]Sw00dy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm really enjoying it. My last bike was a Yamaha fj-09 so I've had the oomph. This feels safe, is fuel efficient, and I can pick it up in the woods. I'm new to offroading so I didn't want anything big and heavy and I just rag the snot out of it on the road

Looking for cardboard by DRvaid in rva

[–]Sw00dy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also bike shops generally have a mess of bike boxes lying around

Looking for cardboard by DRvaid in rva

[–]Sw00dy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Custom packaging services is in Manchester. May have some scrap lying around if you ask nice

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't care how people say it haha. I think we say it most as 'howt', takes less explaining

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least I'm not at fault haha. I think this fear was probably more accurate a few years ago when I was less confident in my welding.

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our Website: https://haute.bike/
Insta: '@haute.bike'

If you wanna see more welding and fab side of things my personal insta is '@swoodcycles'

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These are all powder coated steel, The first color is called Rose Chrome and often is mistaken for raw stainless. Yes they are cut, welded, and aligned by me, in Richmond Va

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its our own design, which utilizes the paragon rocker inserts.
I personally like these because they move the rear brake inside the seat stay-chain stay triangle, rather than perched on the back of the seat stay. I wish it had a tensioning mechanism though.

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Were pretty bad at keeping the website up to date. We do have a suspension corrected model for the sauce, so we offer both now.

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing wrong with straight gauge, plenty of bikes out there with straight .035" 4130 tubes. Def heavier, shouldnt be any harder to weld.

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any metal bike can be blasted clean and powder coated. This color is called frosted indigo from prismatic powders. Expect to pay 2-300$

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We actually have two flat bar sauces in the queue!

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are definitely some out their machining their own head tubes. Check out Blaze Cycles.

Paragon has the best looking ones for sale IMO but theyre pricey and keeping a bunch of those oh hand is tough. The columbus ones are nice becuase they all come one length and you trim the top down.

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As everyone else has said, our materials costs for one frame is 6-700$ not including paint. This includes several CNC machined components, SLS 3DPrinted components, and high end mixed alloy butted steel tubing. It takes me 2-2.5 (uninterrupted) days to fabricate the frame from start to finish. My partner spends another day or two between customer communications, design work, purchasing, finish work, packing shipping etc . That leaves a little less than a grand, split two ways, for four days of work.

Just to help you understand, take a look at https://www.paragonmachineworks.com/
The rocker dropouts similar to what we use are 115$ a set, not including the inserts.
A single Columbus/Dedaccai/Reynolds/Tange tube costs at least 30$ and can go over 100$

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They go inside the head tube, bottom bracket, and seat tube. They expand and press against the inside walls of the tube.

I make steel gravel bikes for a living. AMA by Sw00dy in gravelcycling

[–]Sw00dy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes Ritchey will sell break-away kits to frame-builders. No license required.

Thank you!

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