Carbon vs Steel Fork

[Mimosa]

Now, the question is can I really build this myself. I am gonna have him install the headset and fork, but I'll do the rest. I'll have to take pictures and post them as this project progresses. BTW, her name is Feronia, a travel Goddess and also a fitting name for a steel bike.

The only problem you could have is the special tools required to install the bracket and cranck. But you could loan them from a friend or buy them.
The rest of the bike is easy.

[Triskeliongirl]

OK Ladies, the framebuilder finished making the fork and installing the s/s couplers and canti bosses. He shipped her out today, and took these pix for his website so here she is. I'm gonna build her with: nitto technomic stem, nitto noodle bar, kalloy uno 374 silver post, brooks finesse saddle, and an ultegra/XT mix (50/34 front, 11/34 rear). For go fast rides I'll probably use my lighter wheelset with a 12/27 cluster and 23 c schwalbe stevlios and for touring my sturdier wheelset with the 11/34 cluster and front and rear racks. For in between stuff my carradice bag will do! And she'll be light with her reynolds 853 steel.

[KnottedYet]

Ooooh, nice!!

[spokewench]

Very Pretty - You're going to have so much fun this year riding a new bike!

[DebW]

Congrats, Triskeliongirl. What a nice ride. Love the couplers.

[mimitabby]

thanks for showing us your finished frame! this thread was very instructive to me.

I am going to go to Sheldon's website and look up "coupler"

I give up. All i could find was something about SHOES.
what's the cute coupler on this bike?

[DebW]

thanks for showing us your finished frame! this thread was very instructive to me.

I am going to go to Sheldon's website and look up "coupler"

I give up. All i could find was something about SHOES.
what's the cute coupler on this bike?

The couplers are the metal sleeves on the top tube and downtube near the seat tube. They let you break the frame into 2 parts for packing. Now TG can pack her bike in a suitcase and fly with it, and go touring anywhere in the world. Cool, huh?