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Monday, September 8, 2008

Bergamont Track frame


The good folks at Bergamont in Germany have a pretty new frame on the market.

http://www.bergamont.de/cms/

They showed it at Eurobike last week.

It's made in the same shop that would make Kogswell lugged frames if we made lugged frame (which we don't).

And it's painted in the same shop that powder coats our stuff.

The paint is a special mix and I like the color a lot. I asked the shop to see if they can make powder that color. Who's tired of black?

The one thing that I'd change on this frame (and many other track frames from Taiwan) is the wacky rear dropout/stay attachment. They use those bent out tabs. I'd make the rear dropouts more traditional.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Rack Progress

Good news on the rack front.

We got three sample racks and they not only fit well, they're also light, strong and well made.

So if all goes well we'll have racks and matching forks in time for Christmas, if not before.

I am so happy. This has been such a long time coming.

Click on the photo of the black rack for a close-up.