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Ivy-T

Ivy-T. Geometrically this is a copy of a 1994 Bridgestone RB-T, with a few tweaks to make it fit me a bit better. Other changes are using brazed on centerpull brakes, and having a low trail front fork.

Brandon Ives built the front and rear triangles, I made the fork, rack, and added all of the frame bridges and brazeons.
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  • STA
  • HTA
  • Level the jig
  • Test fit
  • Brazed crown
  • Cleaned up crown
  • Cleaned up crown
  • Checking alignment
  • P1050896
  • The frame and fork are done and I've been riding them for a week.  I still need to make a stem and handlebar bag rack.
  • The fork crown and Diacompe Gran Compe centerpull brakes.  The front of the fork crown is plain.
  • Homemade dropout
  • Jan Heine was nice enough to give me this very light frame pump.  Seatstay mounting keeps it out of the way, but easy to access when I need it.
  • Brandon Ives' brazing on the head tube lug, my brazing on the fork crown.  The lug was done with silver and the fork crown was done with brass.  He did a very nice job on the shorelines of the lug, my crown is decent but not nearly as nice.
  • The tire clearance was a lot easier to manage on this bike than my first one.  There is plenty of clearance for 32mm tires (about 5mm on either side), and there is gobs of room for these 145mm tread cranks.
  • P1050912
  • The perfect all around drivetrain.  11-34 cassette, Shimano RD-M900 XTR rear derailleur, Ritchey Logic 94mm BCD cranks with 44/30 chainrings.  I almost never need the 30t chainring, but I'm happy that it is there when I need it.
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