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I use only a few of the following Framebuilder resources currently. Over time I have developed
and dialed-in my own processes for building bike frames, integrating some of what I have
learned from various sources over time. I principally initiate my own research and
development, and am primarily a self-learner. I do currently use BikeCad in the process of
building my frames.
Utilities, Guides, Charts, Conversions, Cad, Calculators, Aids, Software
- Anvil Bikes [Jig Fundamentals] [Calculators] [Frame & Geometry Variables]
- UBI Bicycle Shareware
- Bicycle Forest BikeCad
- The Paterek Manual
- Tube Mitering [Tube Coping Calculator] [TubeFit] [Tubemiter] [TubeCalc]
- Miscellaneous Free Software [Steering - CofG - Structural - Tube Cutting]
- Basic Bike Geometry Calculator [Bike Calc] [Guide]
- OpenOffice.org Open-source Office Suite
- Rasterbator Create Rasterized versions of images
Tooling & Measurement
- MSH1 Bicycle Works
- Anvil Bikes
- Park Tools
- VAR Tools (English Catalog)
- Mitutoyu
- Smith Torches & Equipment
- Bringheli Frames Tools & Jigs
Forums, Conferences, Shows, etc.
- Bikelist.org - Non-commercial bicycle-related mailing lists
- Phred.org - A collection of Internet services, and Framebuilding resources
- Classic Rendezvous - A sharing of vintage lightweight bicycle information and lore
- iBOB - Bridgestone Owner's Bunch
- Frameforum.org - Bringing the World of Framebuilding Together!
- EHBE European Handmade Bicycle Expo
- NAHBS North American Handmade Bicycle Show
- Le Cirque du Cyclisme ("Le Cirque") - A Unique Cycling Rally!
- Bicycle Leadership Conference - Facts and figures of the bicycle industry
- Interbike - Industry leaders and innovative products in the bicycle business
- Swap Meets
- Bicycle Retailer - Industry News
Misc. Reference
- Craft In America Main Site Craft In America Videos
- Geometry & Handling (3Mb PDF) - Velo News article, July 2002
- Headset Specs - Tien Hsin makers of loads of branded headsets
- RAL Color Chart
- PPG Color Charts [Solids] [Metals] [Pearls]
- Fork Re-raking
Photos, Video, Multimedia
- MSH1 Bicycle Works Flickr Photos
- Lug Cutting&Shaping Video - Utube
- More Framebuilding Video -Utube
- Level Framebuilding Video [Weblink]
- Bike Brothers [Weblink]
Quotables
" In the mind of a Framebuilder, perfection is never 100% attainable. " - M.P.Klucha
" To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect.
" - Alexander Calder
" Focus on the effort, and everything else will take care of itself ... " - M.P.Klucha
" When we stop working with our hands, we cease to understand how the world really works "
- M.P.Klucha
" Because what one did yesterday may have been good does not guarantee that today it will
be just as good - but it can be ... " - M.P.Klucha
" No Machine has the eye of a Framebuilder. " - M.P.Klucha
" ... true to the craft ... " - M.P.Klucha
" ... survive and thrive ..." - M.P.Klucha
" Form Follows Function ... " - Horatio Greenough
" ... what we think is the brink, is not the brink ... " - M.P.Klucha
" ... Fundamentals power my light bulbs ... " - M.P.Klucha
" It is only the mediocre student that does not surpass his master. " - Leonardo da Vinci
" ... The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity ... the ability to express the utmost with
the minimum. It is the halfway cultivation that leads to ornamentation ... " - Bruce Lee
" Gentlemen take Polaroids " - Japan (British pop rock band formed in 1974, London, UK)
" It takes time to learn how to drink from a Firehose... " - M.P.Klucha
" The cowards never started, and the weak died along the way " - Borg Warner Racing
" Simplicity, the ultimate sophistication " - M.P.Klucha
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