As far as work in the shop goes, I haven't been working on my Fatbike frame lately but I have been working quite a bit. On the Fatbike project I am waiting to get a crank (it should be here Friday) before I get going on the rear triangle. So the last week or so I have been working on a repair/modification project. It is a Niner steel frame that cracked through the rear dropout near one of the screw holes for a removable derailleur hanger. The customer had some work done previously where a brace was added between the chain and seat stays similar to what is sometimes used on the disc brake side. He wanted me to do a better job than this and was interested in adding an adjustable rear dropout that could take up chain slack in a single speed setup. After some searching we came up with rocker rear dropouts made by Black Cat that looked like they would work with his existing chain/seat stay configuration. After receiving the dropouts, I found that the width of the flanges was not sufficient for the diameter of the stays. I was able to modify them to create dropouts that would work.
My next task is to prepare a frame for a special treatment by my powdercoater, It is a Fatbike frame that I started in the spring and finished this fall. I haven't posted any pictures of it yet. I plan to take it to the North American Handbuilt Bike Show in Denver this coming February. It should look pretty cool.
