Because of the nature of a bike frame, all the angles and tube lengths vary from bike to bike based on frame size and material (steel framed tubing is present on the Fat Rat fat bike used in this project), I thought it best to actually lay out and piece together the frame of the BAR TAB on the bike itself. The holes for the U-bolts were counter sunk to keep them out of sight, and to allow for the length of the bolts. I used a socket head and wrench to fasten the frame piece on the top tube of the bike. The down tube framing piece was positioned and held in place by the brazed on waterbottle cage mounts that were already in place on the bike frame. These holes were counter sunk as well. These bolts will help to stabilize the BAR TAB when in use, and for positioning during the build. The bottom piece near the bottom bracket of the bike frame was leveled with the bike up on the bike stand. This way the cover, when in the table position, will be a relatively level surface and appear "right with the world" (as my dad would have said) when in use.