A Bicycle Framebuilding Crash Course
“Get comfortable. You’ll be spending a lot of time practicing.”
Roughly an hour after walking into the shop on the first day of class I had a welding torch in my hand, sloppily sticking thick pieces of metal together. I knew that building a frame within a normal work week wasn’t going to be easy, and this confirmed it loud and clear.
DPOWJanuary 9, 2012 at 7:19 pm
Excellent article Brad! I’ve been looking forward to reading that for months.
JeffJanuary 10, 2012 at 11:56 pm
Hey, Brad, really interesting article. I’m envious. Sounds like you spent a fair amount of the week on basic welding skills. In retrospect, do you think an evening class at the local community college would be a good investment, or better to do it the way you did?
Chrissy JJanuary 11, 2012 at 1:50 am
Learning to weld is a skill you may call on in the future… when I’ve taught people to weld, I always say, if you can paint a straight line with a brush, then you can MIG or TIG weld. Most times I’m proved right, too.
Well done on building your own bicycle, too. You must be proud of your work- I would be!
Tim HJanuary 11, 2012 at 1:25 pm
Really great article! Sounds like a fantastic experience. I’d be interested to see more pictures. Any idea if this sort of experience is available from other builders? I appreciate the full disclosure. Must be a great feeling to build that relationship between your business and his.