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	<title>Farnsworth Engineering</title>
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	<description>Custom Steel Bicycles built in Raleigh, NC</description>
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		<title>Designing a frame based on the rider&#8217;s position and handling goals</title>
		<link>http://febikes.com/2012/02/22/designing-a-frame-based-on-the-riders-position-step-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://febikes.com/?p=1774</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The most important thing about a bicycle is fit. The second most important thing is how the bike handles. Really these are two aspects of the same equation. Handling and fit are closely related. You can get just about any bike to fit by jacking around with seat position and/or stem but the way the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=febikes.com&amp;blog=18354872&amp;post=1774&amp;subd=febikes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HTFU ride</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://febikes.com/?p=1724</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HTFU is great group ride here in the Raleigh/Cary trail system. The ride is focused on building endurance for long epics and such. Today we had 16 riders for a 45 mile mix of single track and gravel roads. I am not sure how far I ended up riding but it was a long day. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=febikes.com&amp;blog=18354872&amp;post=1724&amp;subd=febikes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Frame and bicycle weight</title>
		<link>http://febikes.com/2012/02/13/frame-and-bicycle-weight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://febikes.com/?p=1648</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I put some stuff on the scale today&#8230;.. My single speed is built up to be slightly under 24.5 pounds as ridden at Bushwhack (i.e. with pedals, bottle cages, etc). My geared bike is built up as a little bit under 25.3 pounds with the mix I ride just about every day on. With some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=febikes.com&amp;blog=18354872&amp;post=1648&amp;subd=febikes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bushwhack</title>
		<link>http://febikes.com/2012/02/12/bushwhack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://febikes.com/?p=1619</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I did the Bushwhack race. Huge thanks to everyone involved in putting on such a great event!!!!!!!! This was my first race on a single speed; I loved every minute of it and although my ride review has a bit of bias I must say my 29er was AWESOME! In the past I personally [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=febikes.com&amp;blog=18354872&amp;post=1619&amp;subd=febikes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dummy crank and tire</title>
		<link>http://febikes.com/2012/01/27/dummy-crank-and-tire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://febikes.com/?p=1466</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I made a dummy crank and a dummy tire. These tools help me optimize the tight area where the chainstays, cranks, and rear tire all need to play nice in a small space. I started by making this simple tool to measure the crank. With my crank measurement tool settings I was able to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=febikes.com&amp;blog=18354872&amp;post=1466&amp;subd=febikes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Candy Apple Red Swing Frame</title>
		<link>http://febikes.com/2012/01/10/candy-apple-red-swing-frame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://febikes.com/?p=1394</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I got the swing frame back from the powder shop. The lower part of the swing shaft is stainless steel and as such this part does not need paint. Let me know what you guys think.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=febikes.com&amp;blog=18354872&amp;post=1394&amp;subd=febikes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BB shell to seat tube joint.</title>
		<link>http://febikes.com/2012/01/08/bb-shell-to-seat-tube-joint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my current process the first welding step is to join the bottom bracket shell to the seat tube. This joint is tacked and then carefully welded to maintain alignment.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=febikes.com&amp;blog=18354872&amp;post=1355&amp;subd=febikes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Crack!</title>
		<link>http://febikes.com/2012/01/02/crack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I built a simple structure to test my welding. The idea is that if the guy doing the weld has reasonable skill the welds on 4130 tubing should be stronger rest of the tube. The area of tubing near the weld is slightly weaker because of the heat effected zone and as such the joint [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=febikes.com&amp;blog=18354872&amp;post=1330&amp;subd=febikes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Decals 2.0</title>
		<link>http://febikes.com/2011/12/30/decals-2-0/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://febikes.com/?p=1306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I got some new decals. Please let me know what you think.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=febikes.com&amp;blog=18354872&amp;post=1306&amp;subd=febikes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More design work on my 29er</title>
		<link>http://febikes.com/2011/12/30/more-design-work-on-my-29er/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did some more design work on my 29er and am getting excited about the build. In particular I decided that it will be single speed specific and run V-brakes in the rear. I think I will likely run a hydro up front. The bike is going to use simple track ends with tug nuts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=febikes.com&amp;blog=18354872&amp;post=1302&amp;subd=febikes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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