MSH1 Bicycle Works ®

"The Original" MSH1 Cross Country Racing Mountain Bike
( This University project started me in building frames )
  • Mechanical Engineering Curriculum 4th Year Thesis Project
  • Designed and analyzed in AutoCad
  • 6061-T6 Aluminum, polished, unpainted
  • TIG welded
  • Full heat treatment, and alignment
  • Race-ready full suspension cross country mountain bike
  • MacPherson Strut Rear Suspension, 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 on right side of 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
         - Test Engineer - Engine Component Test
          - Test Facilities Mechanical Engineer
         - Sr. Test Facilities Mechanical / Design Engineer
          - Sr. Test Engineer - Full Engine Test
          - Sr. Performance & Engine Operability Analytical Engineer
                (Inclement Weather Analysis)
  • I quit the Corporate Job in early 2007
  • I obtained US Citizenship in 2007, and hold dual citizenship with
    Canada
  • I also raced road, and mountain bikes competitively for years, and
    still race occasionally
  • My wife and I have travelled several countries and territories,
    including Poland, Italy, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic,
    Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, the U.K., the USA, Canada, the
    US and British Virgin Islands



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, a sister that makes handmade pottery and runs
    her own dog and guardian training business.  My brother builds go-
    cart / buggies in his spare time.
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