Been a bit distracted by other things. I'm putting together a singlespeed for a friend of mine as well at the moment, and the wheels, amongst other things, needed a bit of attention.



But despite the distractions, the rear end of the new frame has finally come together. Trial fit below, with the mitered seatstays in place. Is there anything that an old toe-strap can't do?



See how the seatstay end caps are mitered to fit the seat lug? This is so damn neat, and the resulting surface area will make for a hella strong connection. All of that extra tube above the lug will be coming off in the next day or two.



Both stays brazed up at the seat cluster. These are brazed with silver, which wicks into tight gaps like that really well.



While at the other end, I use brass, to build up the dropout end of things. A big excess of brass has gone on, but will be shaped back to match the chainstay end of things, with a neat scalloped edge.



Jobs to come: clean up both ends of the seatstays, trim off the seat tube and clean that up, slot the seat binder, braze in the brake bridge and the chainstay bridge.