A day on the trails with some classmates. Took my handmade klunker up the Sayamako gravel trail Northwest of Tokyo. I made the frame, fork, and bull moose bars custom for this bike. One of the big oddities is that it has custom 29" wheels and vintage cantilever brakes. It's a 1x7, 32x13-34 drivetrain with a vintage Suntour 3-pulley derailleur and a Paul Thumbie friction shifter. It's an absolute blast to ride on gravel roads and moderate singletrack.

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Took 2 days of torch bending, hand mitering, and brazing, but my front triangle is more or less done. This week I'll knock out the rear end and start the clean up work. Then I have to figure out what to name this frame.

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