Bamboo Bike #2

Step 2 Frame prep

The frame I am using is a Felt F1R, Scandium frameset.  It was wrecked and the botom tube bent ever so slightly - but that's ok, because I'm replacing it with BAMBOO!!!

I took the frameset and cleaned it thouroghly.  I then sprayed aircraft remover (paint remover) on the joint areas to remove the paint for good adhesion of carbon/resin to underlying metal surface.  I sprayed with a garden hose the aircraft remover from the surface and began the arduous task of sanding - I HATE SANDING!  I had no need to remove all the paint as most of the tubes would be cut away and removed.  I only removed paint from the surfaces I'd be working with.

At this point the frame is ready and the bamboo is ready.  The first cuts this time are the top tube and the rear triangle uprights.  I left enough of the scandium top tube to slip the bamboo tube over it, then cleanly removed the entire rear portion of the top tube to the bare seat tube.  Did the same to the Rear triangle at the seat tube, leaving the seat tube bare of any lugs.  The bottom of the rear triangle at the dropouts has a about a 1/2" overlap of bamboo tube over aluminum tube.  See detailed photos below.