|   Finally got my VULTURE! | ClayB
Sep 22, 2003 8:47 PM | | My frame is finally here. Wade built me a beast to withstand my 315lbs of lovin'! To make it stronger thicker wall tubing and larger diameters were used. Obviously, an extra top tube was added. The seat tube is extra thick for the top 6 inches and the chainstays are from a tandem manufacturer. A new and as of yet completely uinque seatstay wishbone also makes its debut. Chainstays are 17in. Head tube and seat tube angle are 71 degrees parallel effective top tube is 25. 31.8mm seat tube collar for a 28.6mm seat post tell the tale of the seat tube's thickness.
I've decided to really fix this baby up nice.
Hats off to "The Man" in Bend, Oregon! |
| More pictures! | ClayB
Sep 22, 2003 8:48 PM | | |
| More pictures | ClayB
Sep 22, 2003 8:50 PM | | |
| More pics | ClayB
Sep 22, 2003 8:52 PM | | |
| Sweet ride! My Vulture is shipping this week! | Padre
Sep 23, 2003 6:29 AM | | |
| Only 2 words to describe your Ride..... | SS Jerry
Sep 22, 2003 8:53 PM | | Dead Sexy!!!
Isn't it nice to get what you really want?
Nice ride.
JS |
| Only 2 words to describe your Ride..... | MellowCat
Sep 22, 2003 9:43 PM | | I was thinking more along the lines of South Park....BEEF CAKE!
Cool ride. Like the retro touch on the double top tube.
MC |
| thinking oddly retro too, in a good way!!!!! | namaSSte
Sep 23, 2003 4:47 AM | | nice freakin ride my man! Enjoy! |
| One more! | ClayB
Sep 22, 2003 8:53 PM | | |
| Wow!!! | striker
Sep 23, 2003 12:40 AM | | A couple things I noticed;
Wades' welds on this frame look nice and tight. A couple of his early frames had welds that were, how do you say? Not as nice as these...?
The frame looks strong. What fork are you going to use? Cranks? BB?
Keep us posted for sure... |
| W-W-W-WOW! | Sparty
Sep 23, 2003 5:18 AM | | Sweet! And it even came complete with decals! Can hardly wait to see it built up. Congrats -- we know you've been champin' at the bit for a long time.
--Sparty |
| re: Finally got my VULTURE! | weather
Sep 23, 2003 7:14 AM | | for some reason i don't feel it's a big frame at all, until i read the 25 in toptube.
I guess it can only mean that the geometry is well adjusted. |
| re: Finally got my VULTURE! | nalax
Sep 23, 2003 7:24 AM | | Nice. It's great that Wade is willing to go the extra mile in designing and building a frame that's beyond the norm. And you get to ride a really nice SS!
And if you get bored with it, sell it to me and I'll have Wade remove the top-top tube, miter the down tube and mid-tube for a new head tube, lower the chain stays and it will fit me perfectly.
Ride hard! |
| WOW! | LakeRaven
Sep 23, 2003 7:36 AM | | That Rocks! Keep us posted on how she rides. |
| Nice... | aosty
Sep 23, 2003 7:52 AM | | Very nice - that's what full custom is all about.
How long did the whole process take? |
| mine took a month, and is showing up this week... | Padre
Sep 23, 2003 7:58 AM | | |
| Nice... | ClayB
Sep 23, 2003 9:59 AM | | I ordered it back in July, but Wade told me it would take a bit longer due to some of the different additions and a few frame classes he was taking. |
| Sweet lookin' frame... What color is that? I like it!(nm) | soulFire
Sep 23, 2003 9:21 AM | | :-)~ |
| Sweet lookin' frame... What color is that? I like it!(nm) | ClayB
Sep 23, 2003 10:01 AM | | British Racing Green! The camera flash makes it look a bit lighter, but it's much darker to the eye. |
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