Watching over Mo’s existing Sevens; and collecting data
Mo Bruno Roy‘s first carbon-titanium prototype cyclocross bike from 2011 was great. Good results, very helpful feedback from her and Matt Roy, and some important data that helped make the production bikes perfect.
The PRO 2.0 frameset incorporates all the production improvements, some new prototype elements, and some changes to Mo’s position on the bike.
Project timeline:
- Monday, November 26, 2012, 9 pm: Design details confirmed.
- Tuesday, November 27: Frame fabrication begun. Machining.
- Wednesday, November 28: Machining and welding.
- Thursday, November 29: Bonding and final machining.
- Friday, November 30: Final finishing. Decals applied. Frame delivered. Matt Roy assembled the bike.
- Saturday, December 1: Mo Bruno Roy raced the bike.
Here is the project in photographs.
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- Reviewing the past
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- Mike S. draft’s Mo’s frame drawing
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- Dropouts have the frame’s serial number – we’re now ready to build Mo’s frame
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- So many lugs; so little time
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- Titanium and carbon meeting for the first time
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- Chainstays shaped – about 20 operations go into preparing each chainstay for Mo’s frame
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- Steampunk seatstays
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- Heat-sinks required for very thin titanium tubing
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- Stef performing the first weld on the frame
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- Welding Horton Heat
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- Refueling
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- Completed welds
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- Post-weld bottom bracket alignment
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- CNC machining bottom bracket shell threads
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- Sub-assemblies waiting
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- It looks like a Seven
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- Matt O. preparing sub-assemblies for bonding
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- Seat stay lug with brake boss – ready to bond
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- Titanium and carbon coming together, finally
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- Matt O. piecing Mo’s frame together
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- Final in-jig bonding step for Mo’s frame
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- Seth focuses
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- The only frame that matters right now
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- Sweating the details
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- The queen and the king
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- Staci is very focused
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- Rock steady
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- Finishing touches
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- Fame and fork are just about ready
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- Mo’s head tube badge
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- The final step to complete Mo’s frame
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