Bike Frame Building School 101 at University of the Fraser Valley with Paul Brodie. This is a video of the completed bike, Summer 2011. A follow up from the Course Video where you see the bike being built. The bike that was made is considered a Free Ride - All Mountain Hardtail - 4130 Cro-Mo steel, TIG welded & Nickel Soldered. - Long top tube; short stem - Over size down tube - Sliding rear dropouts (can be converted to a single speed) - S-bend seat stays - 26" tires with a 5" fork This is a 2 week course (~70hrs) on how to make a bike frame using 4130 Cro-Mo (steel) tubing. The course includes includes a brief MTB history, frame design / geometry, tube selection, full scale drawing, shop safety, tube mitreing, jigs and fixtures, welding / brazing, and finish work. Paul Brodie is an experienced Bike Frame Builder/Fabricator. He has been building Bike Frames since 1986 and teaches you the art and craft of hand building your own bike frame... Road, Track, Cyclocross or Mountain. This was a dream come true for me... I loved every minute of it! Filmed and Edited by Mike Freda using Canon T2i, 50D, GoPro Hero HD Video Cam, iMac/iMovie. Music by: Royalty Free Music - Rock Instrumentals for TV Production, Podcast, Movies and Jungles Song title: "Driving Rock Song" See the completed bike and various build pictures here: www.flickr.com
Tags: Bike, Frame, Building, School, 101, Paul, Brodie, Mike, Freda, UFV, TIG, welding, fillet, brazing, 4130, cromo, cycling, bicycle, biking, downhill, mtb, riding, steel, hardtail
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