Custom Frames?

[JJ_ONeill]

I'm going to go against what everybody else has said. You won't learn unless you try.

This was my first attempt at making a trials frame, built out of recycled tubing from other frames:

Dude, that's a really sweet looking bike! I guess it'd be a really good idea to use old bike bits - I mean I wouldn't have to machine all the complex components like dropouts and whatever else

[winchman]

Just have a go

Have you seen this?

http://www.shelter-systems.com/wooden-bike-plans.html

Now people will take the piss but its a start, it will teach you something.

Then get your self off to the tip and get a few frames, cut them up and find some one to weld them together for you.

Hang on this could be a comp, who can make the best wooden trails bike, hang on off to the shed.

Edited December 17, 2011 by winchman

[Rob Leech]

I was lucky I served a formal apprenticeship and the company made you learn every trade, so I have to learm Fabrication and welding, electrical, pipe work, turning and milling etc, this was a gift as now I can still do most things, many younger trades men cant even weld.

The Carbon tubed frame is very nice but I do wonder about the cost LOL, not only materials but the time etc.

Best thing you could of done in my eyes .

Yeah, when i did it i bought all the tubing pre made, cost me around the 130 mark in carbon, not including epoxys to bond it together, but looking back at it i should of made the tubing myself. Found that it would of cost me around 70 to make the 3 different diameters i used, so lesson learnt on that one .

Using an old frame and rebuilding it would be a good start, will help you learn about how different lengths change much more than single dimensions and will get you started on the welding side of things. Go for it, would like to see how it goes .

Try finding a few pics of home-made jigs or have a look at drawing the whole frame out and working from your drawing .

Cheers,

Josh.