The end of the beginning

I am approaching the home stretch on my second bicycle. This one is going out to my brother Ian's boss at Williamson Bicycles in Madison. Dave has been a willing guinea pig and has ferreted out a lot of great information for me in addition to being a patient and accomodating customer. I did get the better of him when I suggested that we just skip the standard seat clamp and use a hose clamp instead! Ridiculous!