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"The Original" MSH1 Cross Country Racing Mountain Bike
( This University project started me in building frames )
- Mechanical Engineering Curriculum 4th Year Thesis Project
- Designed in AutoCad
- 6061-T6 Aluminum, polished, unpainted
- TIG welded
- Full heat treatment, and alignment
- Race-ready full suspension cross country mountain bike, 3-4" travel
- Fabrication date 1996
- I rode this bike successfully for years. Retired for posterity with integrity intact.
| Archives & Background |
"MSH1" The Original
A lightweight, polished aluminum
package.
Handbuit with 6061-Series Oversize
straight gauge Aluminum tubing.
"MSH1" Decals on down tube,
"Φ" Symbol on head tube.
TIG welded, heat treated.
Horst-Link active AMP Macpherson strut
suspension, coil spring with preload
adjustment, 3-4" travel.
Disc Brake mount.
1-1/8" head tube.
Water bottle braze-ons down tube.
All cables routed over the top tube.
Riveted cable stops.
Approx frame weight = 3.75 lbs.
My Background
- Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) - McMaster University,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1996 - Mechanical Engineering Internship work term - NORTEL
Canada - Design Engineer, 1993-1995 - McMaster Engineering SAE Formula RaceCar Suspension
Specialist, 1994-1996 - Bike Shop Owner & Chief Mechanic, 1993+
- Framebuilder , 1996+
- Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines, Canada, 1996-1998
- Test Facilities Mechanical Engineer
- Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engines, USA, 1998-2007
- Sr. Test Engineer - Full Engine Test
- Sr. Performance & Operability Analytical Engineer
(Inclement Weather Analysis)
- I quit the Corporate Job in early 2007
- 100% Bike Shop Owner & Chief Mechanic, 2007+
- 100% Handmade Bicycle Framebuilder, 2007+
- I also raced road, and mountain bikes competitively for years,
and still race occasionally
Fragments from The Early Years to Today
- I have ridden bicycles for as long as I can remember.
- I grew up on a farm in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada;
experiences which laid the foundation for many of my pursuits
and interests later in life. Various projects in my youth included
fixing, modifying, fabricating parts for mechanical things such
as old / used: bicycles, dirt bikes, snowmobiles, go-carts, small
engines, with little more than conventional hand tools. - I was involved in numerous sports including cycling, swimming,
hockey, soccer, lacrosse, running, with my favourites being
cycling, and swimming - perhaps a result of riding my bike back
and forth to swim practice often several times a day. - Growing up I was directly exposed to the concept of handmade
items, and utilized these items in my daily life. My mother made
beautiful handmade quilts, sweaters, socks and other wears,
handmade preserves, and stained glass. I have sisters that
carry-on some of these traditions, a niece that runs her own
handmade jewelry business, and a sister that makes
handmade pottery. My brother builds go-cart / buggies in his
spare time.
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