Put the new steed together a few days ago, figured I'd get some pictures up. Head-tube angle. 4130 chromoly steel. Unfinished surface- no paint or coat at all. Bare steel.
Front end. Since there is no finish, you can see the welds clear as day. New frame sports top tube and down tube gussets: means its the strongest thing I've ever ridden.
Back-end. The welds are gorgeous. Only one hiccup: the lack of a painted finish or coat of any kind means this puppy is gonna rust, going to oxidize over the next month. You can see it on the chainstays already. I give it two months max and the entire frame will be coated in a thin layer of red-brown. This is exactly the same thing that happens to the raw material sitting outside the family shop back in Houston. Should look pretty bitchin.
Bottom bracket. You can see some of the flaming from the welds again. All hand-welded by Spooky Dave up in New York. Epic stuff.
Close-up of the down tube gusset. Totes banging.
Head tube. Really cannot decide if I want to throw a sticker on it or leave it alone. Either way, it is shiny and smooth. It looks and feels exactly the same as a part Kyle or Dad would remove from a machine, still dripping with coolant.
Old and new. The new frame is 21.25, the old was 21.5. I know the difference shouldn't be discernible, but the new frame does feel a bit smaller all around. Probably mental perception: the new frame's tubing is significantly smaller than the older one's (because the new frame's tubing is stronger and thicker). Kinda wish the new frame had the same tube size as the old, but whatcha gonna do?
