Once when I was about 15 all my mates were away on a skiing holiday and I was very bored so used the easter holiday week to build a frame out of plywood.
(it was either that or the drugs & girls OK?)
I based the geometry on the Marin Eldridge Grade frame I had at the time. Rode it round Macc forest a couple of times and also took it to uni a few years later to use as a commuter. As far as I remember it rode really nicely, though I’m not sure I would trust it to take too much of a beating. Also you could only use a pretty narrow rear tyre due to the way I constructed the rear triangle. No front mech either as I didin’t have an e-type and couldn’t think of a way to mount a normal one. Think it’s in my parents’ loft somewhere. Must build it up again!
In hindsight, I can’t believe I achieved that – quite proud really! Definitely says something about my lifelong bike obsession I suppose.
