Swingset Bicycles

01/24/2015

Hey all,

The reason you haven't seen any action here is that I started another frame building related business. Check out framebuildersupply.com. I'll post Swingset projects here and on the Framebuilder Supply FB page when I get the time to do those. For now, though, I'm pretty busy with Framebuilder Supply.

Thanks,

Tony

Framebuilder Supply is based in Portland, Oregon and there's a reason for that. Here in Portland, we have access to a wealth of experienced and influential framebuilders, many of whom we've known as friends, associates, and coworkers for years. It was through conversations with this de facto focus g…

10/05/2013

Back from paint, assembled, and out for its maiden voyage.

Mixte currently in progress. I try to keep this current with my Flickr page, but can't always get the time. Visit that at http://www.flickr.com/photos/swingsetbicycles/sets/72157631530421784/

05/01/2013

Mixte currently in progress. I try to keep this current with my Flickr page, but can't always get the time. Visit that at http://www.flickr.com/photos/swingsetbicycles/sets/72157631530421784/

05/01/2013

Again, wires will be tucked away. The headlight is high enough so that the wheel/tire won't obstruct the light from the left side of the bike.

05/01/2013

Rear Supernova light integrated into rack. The wiring will ultimately be hidden with some stealthy routing so the whole system will remain low-key.

04/26/2013

Wood stained and in place . . . for now. Next up, routing wires for the Supernova lighting system.

03/28/2013

As is almost always the case, just holding things in place while brazing is the biggest challenge. Very happy with the result.

02/02/2013

One of the head badges back from etching. Next comes forming and drilling. This one is sized for standard 36mm headtubes. 44mm headtubes get a slightly later one.