BAAD1: the First "Brycycle" in the World!

Here are some photos of the frame I built.
The idea was to replace my stolen Canondale.
I wanted a 26" bike with a confortable touring geometry and a Headshok suspension.



The CAD drawing: 26in. tourer with headshok suspension The Tubes: Oversized Double Butted Cromoly The raw material after a bit of filing Mitered tubes, filed lugs, custom headtube

The filed lugs with final angles It should all fit together ... Close up on the seat lug Close up on the EN24 (CrMo 4130) custom headtube for Headshok Forks

It fits ... Checking alignment on the assembled bike The frame before clean up and filing The frame after 3 days of continuous filing! 2.05kg ...

Ready to paint Ready to assemble Ready to test ! First test drive complete and sucessful!

Bryce "Ben" Bénat
July 2004
www.karennben.com