There's been slow progress on the bike over the past few months, and even slower progress on the blog.  Hopefully that is about to change ...

The Frame, and various black bits and pieces have been powder coated by Competitive Edge Coatings in South Windsor, CT.  They did a really nice job.

Unfortunately, the nuts and bolts no longer match the nice frame:

So I got them cleaned up a little and cadmium plated.  (Click on photos to expand).

I’ve stripped the forks down, cleaned everything up, replaced the stanchions and damper tubes, polished and reassembled with new seals etc.  

So I’m finally ready to start rebuilding the frame.