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As classic and elegant as fillet brazed and lugged construction methods are, TIG welding was still highly favored at the North American Handmade Bike Show.

That's because it affords a greater variety of joint types and geometries than lugs and is more readily applied to non-ferrous materials like aluminum and titanium than brazing. 

Fort Collins, CO-based Black Sheep Bikes displayed some of the wildest titanium creations we've seen and covering a range of applications including road, mountain and utility.

One of the most notable examples was a cruiser-style single speed townie with an integrated custom titanium rear rack and truss-type fork with the upper struts welded directly to the bars.

Power was transferred via a Gates toothed belt with the tension adjusted via uniquely telescoping chainstays. Up front, a dynamo hub powered front and rear LED lights, and all wires and cables were neatly internally routed. 

Read the full story at: bikeradar.com

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