The Process of Bike Building

I rode over to Alchemy Bicycles today to play with Bendi and watch James build up Joseph's new frame. It was the first time I'd been around an aluminum bike being built. The frequency of welds was higher pitched than what I've heard for steel. While I was there, James mitered the downtube, chainstays, and tacked the dropouts to the chainstays.

Rear-end of my frame before the brake brace is mounted

James Flatman mitering away

Bendi on guard

James tacking the dropouts to Joseph's chainstays

Joseph's front triangle