ROUTED // - A follower was asking about cable routing earlier. I used to route everything under the top tube and down the undersides of the seatstays but with the disappearance of external droppers I redesigned how I route all the cables to go down the top of the DT and then under the chainstays. Over time I had noticed when bikes would come in for refreshes, the undersides of the top tubes were a mess. Lots of rust and the powder was worn and abraded. Being that a tube is round, wet muck would settle between the underside of the tube and cables and with a lot of handling a bike, it would see a ton of wear in that location. Hence the move to put things in the DT and keep everything tidy in one straight line. - Here’s the underside of the swingarm. Asymmetric routing with that lead guide offset for a smooth transition. I do this on all my bikes including the Marauder. And wouldn’t you know it’s cut down on wear by a metric mile? How about that! - #steelisreal #steelfullsuspension

Clearance Check // - Checking that the ISO mount position and brake calipers clear. The M9220 and M9120 calipers clear by a long shot in their worst case scenario positions. Time to wrap up welding the lower shock mount. - #steelfullsuspension #steelisreal

Snakedriver V4.2 // - Pulled the swing arm and broke the tacks in the seat stays and reoriented the ISO mount a bit more forward. Results? Much better. My eye is satisfied. Now to wrap up welding and brazing and get this one out the door to Cerakote in COBRA BLACK. This builds color scheme? “DEATH MOBILE”. - It’s also Tuesday and that means it’s Turntable Tuesday. Three 7” that are rippers from the 80’s: BUM KON, Lost Cause and the Falling Idols top the chart. Check my story for links to the albums on YouTube.. SHORT. FAST. LOUD. - #deathmobile #steelfullsuspension #snakedriver

HOT SEAT // - Got the swing arm and lower shock mount tacked today. You probably can’t see it but I’m not happy with those seat stay bends.. I’m going to break those tacks, and rotate the brake mount forward a tad more to give the caliper more clearance and that will allow me to get that look I’m after for seatstay to top tube visuals. Esoteric designer not satisfied type stuff… - #steelfullsuspension #snakedriver

Details - Few details for your Friday. Marauder Ti headed out the door to a lucky client! - #titanium

Marauder Ti - Lucky no. 85 with a special request to put an 11 somewhere on the frame with some lightning bolts. Your wish is my command! - #titaniumisreal