Friday, May 3, 2013

This is what we're going for

I'm going to cut out the top tube and seat tubes and we'll do something like this:


Helps if you measure right

So, not sure exactly why I haven't been using Bike Cad for the past few years, but this is super handy, and shows exactly why I didn't have the standover clearance that I was looking for.

Also, it helps if you've got the right measurements.  It turns out that I thought I had an extra inch to work with; my fit kit measurements taken by a guy at the shop had listed 71cm as the inseam without shoes.  With Risheeta in a pair of Crocs, I measured 68 cm.  Whoops, that explains a lot.

Carl is the Man

I've been working with ENVE for the past 5 years or so, and Carl Turner in their framebuilder services division is awesome to work with.  I'd recently ordered some tubes for a bike for my brother, and there was some mis-comunication on what size I'd wanted.  I pointed out the gripe and got a call this morning at 9:30 to work out the kinks and get the tube I'd requested.

The big bummer of the whole deal is that with ENVE's expansion over the past few years, they're no longer going to be able to make custom tubing in small batches for guys like me.  A shame, since I love working with Carl.  Such is life I suppose.