Equilibrium Cycle Works - Custom Steel
Moderators: MrCurrieinahurry, maxim809, Moderator Team
- maverick_1
- Posts: 742
- Joined: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:20 pm
- Location: Tokyo
Finally my first proper custom frameset after many years of riding stock geometry road frames. Frameset was build with a combination of Columbus tubes appropriately selected based on form and function.
- Columbus HSS top and seat tube
- Columbus Life downtube
- Columbus Max chainstays
The main idea is to build a race purpose frameset with a stiff rear triangle (but not crazy stiff), combined with appropriately sized tubes on the main triangle with a 1 1/8inch standard oversize fork.
Columbus Max chainstay was selected as I wanted something which provides instant and direct response when hammering uphills, custom S-bend seatstays for ride comfort on chip-and-seal surfaces, combination of HSS toptube/seat tube/Life on the main triangle with a short head tube for a solid feel on downhills runs. Head tube will be fitted with a Campagnolo Hiddenset 1 1/8inch (love the sleek look and decently low stack-height) properly mated to an Enve Composite fork. Both shift and brake cables is routed externally for ease of maintenance, not forgetting a BSA threaded bottom bracket (never a fan of PressFit BB to begin with).
The frame/fork will be build with Campagnolo SR11, with a total estimated weight of approximately 7.2kg complete.
Hardly a weightweenie by any standard however I'm hoping it more than makes up for the overall ride quality
Below are some pictures of the frame, pre-paint.
Cheers!
- Columbus HSS top and seat tube
- Columbus Life downtube
- Columbus Max chainstays
The main idea is to build a race purpose frameset with a stiff rear triangle (but not crazy stiff), combined with appropriately sized tubes on the main triangle with a 1 1/8inch standard oversize fork.
Columbus Max chainstay was selected as I wanted something which provides instant and direct response when hammering uphills, custom S-bend seatstays for ride comfort on chip-and-seal surfaces, combination of HSS toptube/seat tube/Life on the main triangle with a short head tube for a solid feel on downhills runs. Head tube will be fitted with a Campagnolo Hiddenset 1 1/8inch (love the sleek look and decently low stack-height) properly mated to an Enve Composite fork. Both shift and brake cables is routed externally for ease of maintenance, not forgetting a BSA threaded bottom bracket (never a fan of PressFit BB to begin with).
The frame/fork will be build with Campagnolo SR11, with a total estimated weight of approximately 7.2kg complete.
Hardly a weightweenie by any standard however I'm hoping it more than makes up for the overall ride quality
Below are some pictures of the frame, pre-paint.
Cheers!
Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓ Broad Selection ✓ Worldwide Delivery ✓
www.starbike.com
- prendrefeu
- Posts: 8580
- Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm
- Location: Glendale / Los Angeles, California
- Contact:
You're going to keep the frame raw (clear coated/sealed obviously)... right? right? right?????
Exp001 || Other projects in the works.
romalor wrote:It will rust if only clear coated
some have tried a long time ago and never did again , some ( victoire cycles ) tried more recently with their colored varnish , and it rusted too
no bueno
Steel frames must be rusting under the paint then also right ?
Clear or Colored Paint should act the same way and protect the steel if its done proper right ?
Really nice bike by the way I cant wait to see it built and to here your ride report.
C64 My Sixty 4 SR EPS 12
- prendrefeu
- Posts: 8580
- Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:32 pm
- Location: Glendale / Los Angeles, California
- Contact:
Interior of frame: Frame Saver (or equivalent)
Exterior: clearcoat, wax, or clear powdercoat.
romalor your frame was not protected, sorry man.
Exterior: clearcoat, wax, or clear powdercoat.
romalor your frame was not protected, sorry man.
Exp001 || Other projects in the works.
- maverick_1
- Posts: 742
- Joined: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:20 pm
- Location: Tokyo
@prendrefeu,
Frameset/fork will be custom painted.
And yes it's treated with frame saver (or equivalent) as well.
Cheers
Frameset/fork will be custom painted.
And yes it's treated with frame saver (or equivalent) as well.
Cheers
Custom painted clear, right?
- maverick_1
- Posts: 742
- Joined: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:20 pm
- Location: Tokyo
@Ryan,
Nope.
Properly painted, not clear.
Nope.
Properly painted, not clear.
- maverick_1
- Posts: 742
- Joined: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:20 pm
- Location: Tokyo
@anquetil,
Not sure what you meant, but there isn’t any problem with my ISP..
Aesthetically, I do think a seatmast topper with a 25mm offset looks better than 0mm offset.
Cheers
Not sure what you meant, but there isn’t any problem with my ISP..
Aesthetically, I do think a seatmast topper with a 25mm offset looks better than 0mm offset.
Cheers
prendrefeu wrote:Interior of frame: Frame Saver (or equivalent)
Exterior: clearcoat, wax, or clear powdercoat.
romalor your frame was not protected, sorry man.
not my frame , I saw several frames like that and the builder Victoire Cycles don't offer the colored varnish anymore , solid paints now .
they are professional and use frame saver .
Ask yourself why no one does that raw steel with varnish it will rust , ask any good frame builder if you want .
Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓ Broad Selection ✓ Worldwide Delivery ✓
www.starbike.com
romalor wrote:Ask yourself why no one does that raw steel with varnish it will rust , ask any good frame builder if you want .
I wonder how Brompton does their raw lacquered frames. They've been available for years. I have seen a prototype copper plated version but the finish only lasts a few months.