Seatstay options for a tall frame

[Nick Frost]

Hello,

I'm 6'10" and 230 lbs and building my first frame out of necessity. I bought some Llewellyn double oversized lugs for a sloping tt and the longest, heaviest tubes I could find for the front triangle.

I have everything mitered for the front triangle, and I'm ready to buy seatstays and chainstays. My plan is to then pin everything together as straight as I can without a jig before I then buy an oxy acetylene torch, practice lugs, and sundry.

The seattube is about 66cm c-c, and I cant find seatstays that appear to be long enough though. With my weight and strength, I'm extremely reluctant to go the wishbone route, as I've seen on some other tall frames. I'm hoping someone is willing to offer some insight.

Thanks for your time,
Nick

[steve garro]

Hello,

I'm 6'10" and 230 lbs and building my first frame out of necessity. I bought some Llewellyn double oversized lugs for a sloping tt and the longest, heaviest tubes I could find for the front triangle.

I have everything mitered for the front triangle, and I'm ready to buy seatstays and chainstays. My plan is to then pin everything together as straight as I can without a jig before I then buy an oxy acetylene torch, practice lugs, and sundry.

The seattube is about 66cm c-c, and I cant find seatstays that appear to be long enough though. With my weight and strength, I'm extremely reluctant to go the wishbone route, as I've seen on some other tall frames. I'm hoping someone is willing to offer some insight.

Thanks for your time,
Nick

Shim 5/8" (16mm) tubes to 17mm

or

Use the regular seat lug and run 19mm says (recommended)

- Garro.

[Nick Frost]

Roger that. thanks. I got the seat lug without sockets. do you know of any 19mm seat stays longer than 560? I just half-assedly drew out the rear triangle, and I can just barely intersect the seat lug at 560, with basically no margin.

[Nick Frost]

Nevermind. I figured it out. Thanks for your help. Seat stay cap...