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CR-1 process shots pt1: forks

missed writing a velvet rope club email this week, so figured why not double the blog?

stopped by Larkin Cycles today to check on CR-1 mid reach road bike production was rolling along. there are 30 being made in this batch, and they’ve just about got the forks all finished for the pre orders.

this is Rob and Darren. Rob lives in Durham CT and is being Darren’s big strong man

dare I say we are making the largest batch of caliper steel road bike forks in the country? oh yeah — Richard Sachs makes one per week or so … also in Deep River CT —\\\ interestingly enough ….. guess its what I grew up around.

happy we got these tubes when we did — seems like EU trading deals are rocky to say the least as of this blog’s blogging.

I love taking photos of work spaces. sniff that stool folks

we hope rob sticks around

hope you enjoyed a look into CR-1 frame production in Deep River Connecticut.

XX RR

5 responses to “CR-1 process shots pt1: forks”

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    Anonymous

    keep them rolling Ron. I’m starting to get excited. I have all my parts ready for install. Thanks for posting.

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    Anonymous

    Those are some good-looking welds! It seems like everybody thinks they can braze lately, so it nice to see some fine tig work that will never fail.

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      Anonymous

      Brass brazing is fairly easy and forgiving, and strong. It’s the reason why we have about a century of brazed bikes that refuse to die.

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    Anonymous

    so good!

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    Anonymous

    love seeing behind the scenes on these forks! and really love the barn quilt– R O N S ❤

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