1986/87 Ted Wojcik Fillet Brazed - Builder's Bike

[RichieB]

This is a bike I've had for a number of years and brought back from the dead. The frame was a $65 ebay find, and with some love, care and building and re-building, I'm finally happy with the build. It was complete re-finish, and a terrible hunt to find a suitable fillet brazed steel fork to match the character of the frame.

It's also worth noting that the 67-Degree head angle makes this an INSANE descender!

Frame: Ted Wojcik Fillet Brazed - Builder's Personal Bike.
Fillet Brazed Logic Prestige tubing - considered nearly impossible, as Logic Prestige was specified as TIG Weld-only!.

Fork: Fillet Brazed Straigh Blade Cromoly

Headset: Chris King No Logo
Stem: Ritchey Force Comp
Handlebar: Ritchey Force Comp
Grips: OURY
Barends: N/A

Brakes: Rr: McMahon, Ft: Pipe Dreams (95 grams)
Brake Pads: Kool Stop Eagle II
Brake Cables: Shimano SS
Cantilever cable hangers: Ritchey
Brake Levers: Dia-Compe SS5 - Bridgestone Modified

Shifters: NOS Deore XT M730 6 Speed
Front Derailleur: m730
Rear Derailleur: M730
Derailleur Cables: Shomano SS
Cassette: Shimano Uniglide NOS
Chain: UG91
Cranks: Bullseye Hollow Cromoly
Crank Bolts: N/A
Chainrings: Specialized 28/44
Chainring bolts: Shimano
Bottom Bracket: Shimano External BB w/22.2 adaptors for Bullseye
Pedals: Shimano 737 SPD

Hub Skewers: Deore XT
Rims: Bontrager Roll-Down MA40's
Hubs: Deore XT M730 Black
Nipples: DT Swiss Black Alloy
Spokes: DT Swiss Revolution 14/16 butted
Tyres: Panaracer Smoke Lite 1.9
Tubes: Maxxis Ultra-lite

Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo Whire Leather
Seatpost: InterlocRacing Designs 27.2mm
Seatpost Binder: Deore XT

Weight: 22.8 lbs

Please excuse the dirt - I ride this one!

 

[Retro_Roy]

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really like this one.
speaks to me for some reason.

 

[coomber]

Never heard of this before but love it

 

[KermitGKona88]

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[Retro Spud]

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We need this in BOTM if only just to wind a certain someone up

But it is a really beauty, pure and simple

Mr Green Frog your a badman ^^^^


what a great looking bike, always a pleasure to see something outside of the normal brands,

Aside from the head angle in design terms it looks a lot newer than its true age suggests, cetainly better than many of the barn doors that were around at the time

glad to see its a rider as well

 

[chefmiguel]

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Great build, really like those

 

[Ollie]

That's gorgeous .

 

[thekidmalone]

In 1993/1994, Ted built a frame and stem to my design which in many ways are the polar opposite of this bike: long top tube, short stem, steep head angle, TIG welded, top tube cable routing, rear cantilever brake, 1 1/8" steerer, for suspension fork and with a gradient fading paint scheme. I happily rode that bike for ten years as countless others came and went, until it was cruelly stolen from inside what I thought to be a locked vehicle.
While we were discussing my design together, Ted respectfully questioned many of the theories behind it, but faithfully built to my vision nonetheless. It is super-cool to see a personal bike of his, from which at least part of the empirical research to challenge my ideas so clearly came from.
I would love to ride this bike someday, and mentally compare notes with the memories of my lost Ted. Of course, I would really love to find my frame again for a head-to-head comparison, but that seems beyond hope after ten more years have passed since its theft.
Just in case any of you have seen it, it was last seen in the Seattle, WA metro area, powder-coated blue, equipped with SRAM Betsy, Marzocchi Z5 fork, RaceFace Turbine cranks, American Classic Ti post at max height, a WCW front hub, and wearing DBR decals. A boy can dream, right?
Thanks for the memories, richieb!

 

[longfinkillie]

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Nice ride! Teds aren't fillet brazed but uses microwelds (but I could be wrong and usually am). He is a modern Hephaestus and freakishly talented.

 

[Giom6]

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Beautiful