a couple of pics of Shabir's frame.

Shabir's "monstercross" is coming together.......basically a 29er/700c bike made to ramble comfortably wherever he wants to ramble.......on road, off road, trail. i think it's looking damn sweet, the lines really work for me. i had to get these pics off my camera, it's doing weird things.........i think a piece of grit or metal is lodged in the telescoping lens..........it HAS outlived three ghetto boxes! the shop is a harsh environment for electronics.

brazing the drop outs in place. it sure is great to have proper fixturing {and lots of tubing!} when making a living out of this.

a macro shot of the chain stay fit straight off the mill. it doesn't get much tighter then that. that's money, yo.

trying to get my ass in gear this morning...............had a great day at work yesterday until about 4PM, then my body started to fall apart. super nerve pain - i couldn't feel anything but fuzzy extreme pain below the knee on my right - my back and abs {at least the ones that still work} started cramping, and i started getting electrical shocks to my feet with spasms in my feet & stabbing pain in my hips. arrrrggghhhhhh!!!!..............so, we went out to meet friends at dinner. it went just OK until i went to the bathroom and didn't come back - i felt so bad after climbing some stairs i just sat in a big comfy chair in the lobby of the Monte V until Denise found me......ah, the life of an incomplete spinal cord injury. didn't sleep much, either. oh well, gonna pull my shit together & try to make some headway on current projects. maybe i've been running too hard.............you do what you can with what you got, i reckon. Steve.