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Chinese Carbon MTB => Metal Frames => Topic started by: jstrawks on June 05, 2024, 07:43:00 AM

Title: "Lucky Cat", my custom Waltly is finished and about to be shipped.
Post by: jstrawks on June 05, 2024, 07:43:00 AM

More details to follow. For now, the first photos of the finished frame...

Title: Re: "Lucky Cat", my custom Waltly is finished and about to be shipped.
Post by: Sakizashi on June 08, 2024, 03:26:27 PM

That engraved lucky cat is fantastic.

Title: Re: "Lucky Cat", my custom Waltly is finished and about to be shipped.
Post by: jstrawks on June 08, 2024, 03:42:10 PM

Thank you. I went for the Chinese "zhāocáimāo" rather than Japanese Maneki-neko, because...well...China. I enjoyed doing the graphic design and seeing my artwork turn out so well on the frame. Amy at Waltly has been very easy to work with. I turned my final drawing into a blueprint that's already hanging on my wall.

Title: Re: "Lucky Cat", my custom Waltly is finished and about to be shipped.
Post by: stumpym4 on June 09, 2024, 01:20:19 PM

That looks really nice , been looking at getting Waltly to build a gravel frame for me as well

Title: Re: "Lucky Cat", my custom Waltly is finished and about to be shipped.
Post by: jstrawks on June 25, 2024, 03:43:45 PM

Behold Lucky Cat.

Title: Re: "Lucky Cat", my custom Waltly is finished and about to be shipped.
Post by: jannmayer on June 26, 2024, 12:48:40 AM

That's a beautiful frame and build!


Do you have a weight for the frame by any chance?

Title: Re: "Lucky Cat", my custom Waltly is finished and about to be shipped.
Post by: jstrawks on June 26, 2024, 06:41:54 AM

Thanks!

After changing out some bottle and accessory mount bolts for more minimalist ones the frame weighed in at 1840g and the fork I chose (the beefier one with more tire clearance is 530g.