Bob Keller Frameworks

Amanda's Touring Bike

2011-06-05T17:26:00.000-07:00

This is the start of a touring/cyclocross frame for Amanda. It will be a very versitile frame for her to use on tours and the many dirt roads and trails here in northern Oakland County.

Don's fork is on the right. Amanda's touring bike (my next frame) fork on the left.

Don's Mountain Bike (Repaint)

2011-06-05T17:17:00.000-07:00

Don (my first non family customer) was so taken with the job that Sven did on the powdercoat of my last frame that he asked to get his frame repowdered with the same color scheme. He also wanted me to add fenders, a steel unicrown fork and strap type disc cable guides. It is ready to go back to Sven.

Don's fork is on the right. Amanda's touring bike (my next frame) fork on the left.

Bob's Commuter Bike - Posters

2011-04-11T03:39:00.000-07:00

Bob's Commuter - Outdoor Shots

2011-04-10T08:02:00.000-07:00

Bob's Commuter - Glamour Shots (SS Commute Configuration)

2011-04-05T15:13:00.000-07:00

Bob's Commuter - Glamour Shots (SS Cyclocross Configuration)

2011-03-31T16:33:00.000-07:00

Bob's Commuter - Glamour Shots Frame and Fork

2011-03-28T16:27:00.000-07:00

Bob's Commuter - Test Ride

2011-03-28T16:22:00.000-07:00

Bob's Commuter - Rear Triangle Fillets Finished

2011-03-02T15:53:00.000-08:00

Bob's Commuter - Rear Triangle Fillets Roughed

2011-03-02T02:43:00.000-08:00

Bob's Commuter Bike - Rear Triangle

2011-03-01T03:28:00.000-08:00

Over the past week I have worked out the rear triangle

and have fabricated parts to split the right rear seatstay

to enable the Gates drive belt to be installed. I machined

the split from 305 stainless steel and was pleasantly

suprised on how nice it machined on my little Smithy.

Tapping the holes was another story though. I broke

off my M5 tap while tapping the first hole. Luckily I

was able to grind out the tap after modifying (grinding

down the diameter) of a dremel grinding stone. It took

four modified stones to complete the job but I was able

to recover my part. I drilled and tapped for an M6 thread

(which I think looks better anyway) and the complete parts

look great. After that all I had to do was splice the parts

into the right seatstay and then braze the stays into the ear

triangle. Now it's time to finish these fillets.

Back to Work - Bob's New Commuter Bike

2011-02-21T02:57:00.000-08:00

I am finally back to work after months away from the shop. We have been

very busy with kids activities (swimming and hockey) and a couple of

non-bike related projects. It felt great to get back to framebuilding. I am

currently working on a frame for myself. It is going to be my new commuting

bike. It will have a Shimano Alfine 8 speed internally geared hub and will

be Gates Carbon Belt Drive. I got quite a jump start on this frame due to

the fact that I had a front triangle already available. The first front triangle

that I built for Wayne's 29'er Single Speed was too short in the top tube

due to a mistake on my part. I went with an inacurate chart for the dimensions

of his previous frame instead of measuring his actual frame. I won't make

that mistake again. Anyway with the front triangle mounted in the fixture I

mitered the chainstays and brazed them to the sliding dropouts and the

bottom bracket. After finishing these joints I bent and mitered the seatstays

and they are almost ready the be brazed in. Now I just need to design and

fabricate some type of breakable joint on the right seatstay so that the drive

belt can be installed.

Little Man Jake

2011-01-01T17:54:00.000-08:00

Amanda's Second Cross Country Meet

2010-10-20T16:35:00.000-07:00

Amanda's friend from the Velodrome Emma Fickel.

Amanda and Emma

Amanda's First Swim Meet

2010-10-20T16:26:00.000-07:00

Backstroke Start

Backstroke

Freestyle Start

Freestyle

Amanda behind Coach Colin

Butterfly

Amanda's First Cross Country Meet

2010-10-12T14:08:00.000-07:00

Tour De Troit 2010

2010-09-26T06:10:00.000-07:00

Wayne's 29er SS - Glamour Shots

2010-09-20T04:25:00.000-07:00