Edelweiss RS hardtail frame

The dream of making our very own bike frame seems to be of a reoccurring one. Publishing the previous post stirred some debate with people whose opinions are appreciated greatly. Here is a summary of the brainstorming we had so far:

- the geometry of the frame should put the bike in the "aggressive hard tail" category. This means a slack bike, able to tackle the downs with minimal fuss. How slack you say? The head angle somewhere around 67 degrees, with a relatively steep seat tube angle for efficient uphill pedaling. this would also result in a short cockpit, making the bike nimble.

- the material choice is still up for discussion, but we are definitely going down the steel is real route. So chromolly or Reynolds steel are our favorites so far.

- the 29" frame will definitely be an option, but for all of you that do not like wagon wheels, a 26" frame will probably be the default choice.

- to give the frame some identity and also to improve its function, you will notice the bent top tube. This, of course improves stand over clearance. Since the devil is in the details, the rear drop outs have been modified, some gusseting has been aded to the rear triangle etc. This, of course is still just theory so far, but...

- ...last but not least, there is a "but". So far we all agree that we would really want to make this happen. So we are still very much looking forward to your feedback, which will help us bring this to reality sooner rather than later.

So, does anyone know a good frame welder?

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