NOS Cunningham

[Inigo Montoya]

awesome, thanks for sharing!
what would interest me is what charlie thinks about his gussets against the bontrager style gussets. fully welded gussets seem to be problematic (for example see http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=131117 ).

 

[halaburt]

...fully welded gussets seem to be problematic...

Maybe only on short little gussets?

 

[FairfaxPat]

I talked to Charlie this morning about his style of frame gussets versus the Bontrager style. Charlie said that the Bontrager style gussets work fine for production, but he believes his work better because they extend to almost the Nodal point of the tube and thus spread the stresses out to the least laden part of that tube and back to the beginning. He also said he does some secret internal work on the frame that helps strengthen it. Must be working, as those frames are fairly bulletproof! Pat

 

[Inigo Montoya]

I talked to Charlie this morning about his style of frame gussets versus the Bontrager style. Charlie said that the Bontrager style gussets work fine for production, but he believes his work better because they extend to almost the Nodal point of the tube and thus spread the stresses out to the least laden part of that tube and back to the beginning. He also said he does some secret internal work on the frame that helps strengthen it. Must be working, as those frames are fairly bulletproof! Pat

cool, thanks!

 

[Devilock]

I finally got one...



Uploaded with ImageShack.us

 

[Caramba Kid]

I finally got one...

Sweet ride
Sooo jealous

What's the story behind it / where did you find it?
Amazed it slipped under the I V MTB Illuminati radar, or are you also a member?

 

[webby]

What is IVMTB?

 

[Caramba Kid]

What is CHiPs?

One of the Guvnors little jokes - if you type the acronym of International Vintage MounTian Bike (private members forum for collectors of high end US made mtb) it's substituted for the name of a cheesy 70's US cop show.

Or are there darker forces at work.............

Thought I'd put a few spaces in my original post to avoid it? :roll:

 

[StanleyButterfly]

That is a messed up build though. The previous owner must have had no idea what he was doing. You should fix that right up, buddy!

Lucky dog though.

 

[Ductape]

Nice find!
Deserves a thread of it's own.....
Sure would be fun to have that one....Looks to be my size.....
Enjoy...