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BOCOMO #B13-015

Up next is a disk brake equipped CX racer with custom tuned geometry striking a balance between road and cross. There will be some special touches along the way, so stay tuned. **Ok, had to do something new. Hit reset on this frame and started over. I wasnt satisfied with the quality, so in the scrap bin it went. We will call this new one 15.2.
The required tubes. This time with some new internal cable routing goodness.
The required tubes. This time with some new internal cable routing goodness.		 Vent holes in the headtube
Vent holes in the headtube		 Seattube miter
Seattube miter		 Checking each tube for any alignment issues
Checking each tube for any alignment issues
Mitering with my new phase alignment blocks. Yeah!
Mitering with my new phase alignment blocks. Yeah!		 If there is one thing I've learned in 2.5 years of building, to make a tight frame, you HAVE to have tight miters. Like this...
If there is one thing I've learned in 2.5 years of building, to make a tight frame, you HAVE to have tight miters. Like this...		 ...and this...
...and this...		 Ready for some cable routing stuff.
Ready for some cable routing stuff.
The internal guide.
The internal guide.		 Solder on the ferrels.
Solder on the ferrels.		 Cut the notch.
Cut the notch.		 And some finish work...wooola!
And some finish work...wooola!
Pretty cool egh?
Pretty cool egh?		 Tack up the front triangle. Notice how tight those junctions are.
Tack up the front triangle. Notice how tight those junctions are.		 And the BB area.
And the BB area. 		Another angle.
Another angle.
Front end finish welds.
Front end finish welds. 		And the headtube junction.
And the headtube junction. 		From the top.
From the top.		 From the rear.
From the rear.
From the side.
From the side.		 That's a 37c tire, so 40's should clear with ease.
That's a 37c tire, so 40's should clear with ease.		 Mitering the chainstays. This cut takes ultimate rigidity with the thin hard tubes.
Mitering the chainstays. This cut takes ultimate rigidity with the thin hard tubes. 		Rear end tacked up.
Rear end tacked up.
Checked alignment and then to finish weld it up.
Checked alignment and then to finish weld it up. 		Finished stays
Finished stays		 BB cluster
BB cluster		 Full Frame
Full Frame
Special disk brace
Special disk brace		 Lots of curves back there
Lots of curves back there		 This turned out well.
This turned out well. 		P1020370.jpg
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