I got the call from Easy Racers that the frame was ready about 11am. By 1pm I was in Watsonville to get it. Easy Racers' owner Denton Coetzee proudly got the frame down from the rack. Sorry I didn't get a better picture of him.
I was amazed at how mirror-bright the finish was. Denton said that aluminum tubing can sometimes be porous and would not come up this shiny. However, he said, Easy Racers has always paid a premium for Alcoa tubing, avoiding porosity problems.
Two mechanics quickly installed the head-tube bearing cups. This is a simple job provided you have the proper press tool. I don't, so I was glad to have them do the 2-minute job. They also installed the bottom bracket.
Then I happily headed home and as soon as I got there, put the frame down on the lawn for a quick picture.
Be sure to click through and see this at larger size. The old frame had only a small decal on the head tube. Denton and crew had installed the current bronze badge!
First thing I did was put the frame on the stand and apply a coat of wax. This let me get close to admire details such as the welds.
After that, I installed the front and rear brakes. The shiny Tektro brakes do indeed look very appropriate on the shiny frame.
When I had installed the front brakes and front fender, and the rear brake, I put the new two-legged kickstand on and set the bike outside for another picture.
I think I may make this picture of the rear triangle my new face on facebook....
Tomorrow, the drive train.
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