INFORMATION TO HELP YOU BUILD YOUR OWN BICYCLE FRAME FROM NOVICE FRAMEBUILDER.
CUSTOM FRAMEBULDING FOR EVERYONE.
THIS WEBSITE IS MOSTLY THE WORK AND EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE FRAMEBUILDER WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OTHER ENTHUSIASTS.
About
Noviceframebuilder.co.uk is a website for bicycle framebuilders starting out in the United Kingdom. I have started it because I was unable to find a similar resource anywhere that provided relevant information all in one place for prospective bicycle framebuilders.
Latest Projects
These are mostly the work of the main author. Please consider submitting your own projects for publication.
Road Legal Fixed Wheel Bike
Lugged Single Chainring Winter / Light Touring Bike
Child’s First Pedal Bike
953 /Carbon Semi-Lugged Road Bike
Lugged 953 Winter Road Bike
Columbus XCR Audax Frame
Child’s Balance Bike
953 Road Bike with Carbon Fibre Rear Triangle
Medium Weight Rohloff Tourer
20 inch wheel Frame for Loopwheels (Sturmey Archer 3 speed)
26 inch Lugged Shopping Bike Frame with Custom Rear Rack
Frame Repairs
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Blog
If you can contribute with articles on aspects of framebuilding, techniques or reviews please consider submitting them for publication.
Headbadges
Headbadges are maybe old fashioned now but still liked by custom framebuilders. there are makers in the USA who produce them in silver at a price. I managed to find Geoff Moorhouse by word of mouth though he does have …
My Route to Framebuilding
When I was a youngster in the late 60’s, early 70’s, every cyclist wanted a Reynolds 531 steel framed bike, preferably custom built by one of the well regarded framebuilders of which there were many. Locally we had Harry Hall …
Drawing Frames by Hand
After completing an initial frame building course I did not really have much idea about how to design a frame and have muddled along by trial and error. What does become apparent is that conventional designs work which is why …
Hot and Cold setting
The only adjustment needed on the first frame I built on my course was to adjust the chain stays for wheel twist before fitting the seat stays. This was achieved by clamping the bottom bracket in a vice and pulling …
Brass, Silver and Flux
Thus far I have used the following filler rods and fluxes on my projects and suspect they are the most widely used: BRASS: SIF 101, relatively low melting point brass rods in variety of diameters, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3mm. For …
Health and Safety
I seem to recall someone once telling me “Health and Safety is everyone’s problem, or should that be responsibility”. When we attend framebuilding and welding courses we take health and safety measures for granted. Personal Protective Equipment, known as PPE, …
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