One of your quotes in your movie really drove home the point you are making for me. You were talking about making the points where the chainstays mate with the dropouts. You said something along the lines of (and I apologize because I know I am not getting it right) how the shape of point is different from bike to bike and it depended on the condition of your files, your parts and you on that day. This really spoke to me.
I struggle letting go. My dad is a tool maker and he knows I struggle with this. He told me about 10 years ago that at a certain point you have to stop making love to it and get it on its way. And this is coming from a guy who deals in dimensions that are a couple orders of magnitude smaller than I am dealing in. He said he could toil for ages trying to get a cavity in a mold to be "perfect", but in actuality there really is no "perfect".
I sleep well at night knowing that I did the best job I could do. The bikes are safe, will go down the road or trail straight, and look as good as I can make them look. But I know that my fingerprints are on each one. Just ask Twowheels. He found a little "personality" on his bike. And he busted my chops about it just like he should have. It's like finding an easter egg.
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