Where did you start?
Did you go on a course?
What tools did you use?
Where did you get your materials from?
Was it worth it?
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Anyone on here built their own frame?
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No but I've looked into it, one day maybe. Check this out.
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It's on my list of possible 40th birthday treats. I say a list, it's this or an Omega Speedmaster moon watch. But I've got two and a bit years to put other stuff on the list
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Try this thread - I Build Bike Frame
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A friend did a course for his 40th a few years back.
They supplied the materials and arranged for frame to be sprayed in his chosen colour and sent to him to build up. AFAIK he loves it.
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might be worth looking at this
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i've built 3.
i can use CAD, so i messed around with frame drawings for a year or so - working out pivot locations and geometry, and that sort of thing.
i've got a background in mechanical design engineering, so when i thought i was getting somewhere with the drawings i started working on the details - tube junctions, bearing sizes, etc. inevitably this meant a few tweaks to the layout drawings,
i bought my T45 tubing from elmdon metals, and the laser cut plate came from the laser cutting companies.
i used a dremel to shape the ends of the tube ready for welding - this was a little tricky to do well, i created paper templates from the CAD, i wrapped these around the tube ends to give me a guide.
i then had to design/make my own welding jigs - this was just as tricky as any other part of the project.
i then gave the jigs and tubes and some money to a welder.
= frame.
prototype 1: does my suspension concept work?
prototype 2: test some of the more tricky details / geometry trial 1
prototype 3: final geometry tweaks.
conclusion: i don't like heavy, long travel Dh bikes.
was it worth it? yes, but it's not a cheap hobby...
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I just did a drawing then send it and some money to a nice man in china, twiddle thumbs for a couple of months the the postman delivers , a short chainstay 29 er in titanium ,
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I've had a few goes.
Learnt through trial and error.
Materials from Ceeway, Reynolds and Paragon Machine Works.
This is what I ended up with.
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I did a course at Downland Cycles in Kent. One very busy week to build a frame from scratch. Materials provided. Quite expensive once you've paid for accommodation, food, course plus materials, but well worth it for the experience and tuition.
Here's my finished product. Basically a copy of a Singular Peregrine. Running as fixed winter bike with cross tyres and discs.
DSC_0604 by Jones96er, on Flickr
DSC_0606 by Jones96er, on FlickrAlso a blog I did to remind myself how it all went:
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What was the cost of the frame?
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Cost well over a grand all in. It's very expensive for one frame.
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