New member + new to composites Harry Harrison (Field Cycles)


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Hello Talk Composites,

I am a small scale bespoke frame builder, building frames from steel in Sheffield UK. I build using traditional methods, fillet brazing, silver brazed lugs etc etc. I use these traditional methods but always look for opportunities to build in technical and functional improvements in to the frames. Have a look at my web site for more of a picture www.fieldcycles.com 

I am building a few frames with an integrated seat post like the images attached. I would like to replace the extended seat tube / seat post with a composite tube. My idea is to build a frame with a lug at the bottom bracket and the seat tube top tube junction and then bond in a carbon tube. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, things like clearances, bonding composites to steel would be really helpful. 

Ideally I would like to use a composite tube that has an o.d of 28.6 mm (1 1/8") so it will work with the seat post top I make.  

Thanks 

Harry 
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Harry Harrison
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Hi Warren,

I might take you up on the offer of some help. I have been looking at the stock tubes that easy composites do and I think I could make the 28.5mm (ID) / 31.3mm (OD) roll wrapped tube work if its a suitable strength for my application. 

The bigger O.D of 31.3 would require me to make a new seatpost top clamp, which would be a nice thing to do in composites, another project brewing !! there is not enough hours in the day !!

I have been looking at these by a german manufacturer, looks reasonably straight forward http://www.mcfk.de/2/22/isp-versatz.html

Ta 

Harry 

  
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