eSaner.com » Helen II

All finished

Eric — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:20:15 +0000


View at Picasa 04-Jul-2009 18:34, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 6.2mm, 0.017 sec


View at Picasa 04-Jul-2009 18:33, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 3.2, 9.3mm, 0.1 sec

Me and Helen

Eric — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:53:46 +0000


View at Picasa 19-Nov-2008 20:02, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 6.0mm, 0.017 sec


View at Picasa 19-Nov-2008 20:02, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 6.0mm, 0.017 sec

Unpacking

Eric — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:39:54 +0000

The frame arrived in fall of last year.


View at Picasa 23-Oct-2008 19:32, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 6.4mm, 0.017 sec


View at Picasa 23-Oct-2008 20:19, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 6.0mm, 0.017 sec


View at Picasa 23-Oct-2008 19:37, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 6.0mm, 0.017 sec


View at Picasa 23-Oct-2008 21:12, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 7.6mm, 0.017 sec

Helen II – in the womb

Eric — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:59:09 +0000

The folks at Bilenky were kind enough to take some pictures of the frame while they were working on it.

Fork pictures:


View at Picasa 16-Sep-2008 09:56, Canon Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 200


View at Picasa 16-Sep-2008 09:56, Canon Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 200

Seatcluster unpainted:


View at Picasa 03-Oct-2008 08:56, Apple iPhone, 2.8

Seatcluster painted:


View at Picasa 21-Oct-2008 10:19, Canon Canon IXY DIGITAL 55, 4.9, 17.4mm, 0.013 sec


View at Picasa 21-Oct-2008 10:20, Canon Canon IXY DIGITAL 55, 4.9, 17.4mm, 0.013 sec

The frame:


View at Picasa 03-Oct-2008 08:56, Apple iPhone, 2.8

Visiting Bilenky

Eric — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:01:27 +0000

After I placed my order with Bilenky, I planned a trip to visit their shop in Philadelphia. It took a little planning to find the place – it’s not in the kind of neighborhood you might imagine. The area around the shop is anything but similar to the high end frames that Bilenky produces. The shop is at the end of a dead end street, in a scruffy brick bruilding with vines and brush growing all around it. Here are some pictures:


View at Picasa 03-Jul-2008 10:10, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 5.6, 6.0mm, 0.013 sec

This is right next to the building, just before I entered.


View at Picasa 03-Jul-2008 10:11, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 3.2, 11.3mm, 0.01 sec

The front door with bikey sculpture ready to greet you. (Man this picture really makes me look like I’m losing hair!)


View at Picasa 03-Jul-2008 10:16, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 6.0mm, 0.077 sec

Me with Bob, the first to greet me.


View at Picasa 03-Jul-2008 10:18, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 6.0mm, 0.017 sec

Yes, that’s a tandem being made in to a triple!


View at Picasa 03-Jul-2008 10:19, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 6.0mm, 0.017 sec

Crazy buddhists…


View at Picasa 03-Jul-2008 10:24, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 6.0mm, 0.017 sec

There were many, many frames lying around..


View at Picasa 03-Jul-2008 10:37, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 2.7, 6.0mm, 0.017 sec

Cool cargo bike.


View at Picasa 03-Jul-2008 11:43, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 4.0, 12.6mm, 0.003 sec

Me riding the cool cargo bike.


View at Picasa 03-Jul-2008 11:28, Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 3.5, 24.5mm, 0.017 sec

Me chillin with the man himself.

See the rest of the pics here.

Helen II

Eric — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:06:44 +0000

I’m sitting on the couch with the TV on mute. It is amazing how much louder commercials are than their accompanying TV shows. I’m wathcing The Office. Very funny and worth watching. And I’m sipping some hot tea. This is the first post of this blog. The blog will mostly feature projects that I work on. Mostly pictures of those projects. i don’t plan to write very much. I’m not a big fan of journaling.

The first project, and the impetus behind starting this blog, is my new bicycle. Several months ago I ordered a custom frame from Bilenky Cycle Works in Philadelphia, PA. I ordered a custom frame because I couldn’t find a production bicycle or production frame that had all the features I wanted. Most notable of those features: steel frame, low trail geometry, standard size tubing, disc brakes (with rear tab on chainstay), and touring braze-ons.

So I started collecting parts for the frame about two years ago, and now finally have all the parts and the frame. Here is picture of the bike CAD drawing that Stephen Bilenky to guide the building of the frame.


View at Picasa 06-Nov-2008 14:28

The bicycle will be named Helen II. The first and only car I have ever owned was named Helen. I sold Helen a few months ago and no longer own a car. Next post….a visit to Bilenky Cycle Works!