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Angle Grinder review – Makita GA4034 100mm
I had always assumed angle grinders were far too cumbersome for cutting cycle tubing, especially for mitreing. This was based on my experience with my ...
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Columbus XCR Audax Frame
This is to be my first use of the BikeCad program and also to incorporate a bike fit into the design, making it my first ...
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Make Your Own Framebuilding Jig
By Jonathan Thompson My first experiences of frame building involved some sort of jig. This was some angle iron bolted to a sheet of MDF ...
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Framebuilder Tooling – Using a Lathe
By Jonathan Thompson I have to confess to being a tool buyer. I’ve generally found the sooner you buy tooling the sooner it pays for ...
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Vents and Drain Holes
There seems to be some disagreement as to when and where it is necessary to drill holes in a bicycle frame, so I decided I ...
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David Mercer – Mercer Bikes, Cape Town, South Africa
I met David Mercer at the Bespoke Bike Show in London in April 2014. I was impressed with the bicycle he had brought to the ...
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Child’s Balance Bike
Customised frame parts courtesy of The Bicycle Academy. Wheels and saddle Strider Bikes Forks for 12in wheels. Only way I could think to do these ...
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Bike Fitting and BikeCad at The Bicycle Academy
In March 2014 I attended a one day course on bike fitting and the use of the computer aided bicycle design software BikeCad which appears ...
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Bespoke Bicycle Show 2014
A bigger show again this year at the London Olympic Velodrome. This year there were several toolmakers present, in particular three frame building jigs on ...
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Home Made Fork Jig
I have managed to make a jig for building forks. I have found it very effective and it was not too difficult to make. I ...
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