Reddit reviews Lugged Bicycle Frame Construction: Third Edition
We found 3 Reddit comments about Lugged Bicycle Frame Construction: Third Edition. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
We found 3 Reddit comments about Lugged Bicycle Frame Construction: Third Edition. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Good luck! Post pictures here when you get something build up.
If you're serious, check out this book.
http://www.amazon.com/Lugged-Bicycle-Frame-Construction-Third/dp/1492232645/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450215670&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=lugged+bike+frame+construction
And go check out the velocipedesalon.com frame builders forums. Lot of active users over there that will answer questions.
I think most people who have any success in building high end, custom boutique frames have been building frames for fun for a loooong time on their own time/dime, do it because they are super passionate about it and eventually move up to making frames for money using word of mouth and connections from being part of their cycling community... Or they have a shitload of start up money, go to something like UBI and have savy/trendy marketing. Frame building seems to be one of the most insular aspects or a generally insular culture. It's not uncommon to come across classified/ebays from guys who tried to make a go of it, and then put thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars of specialty tools up for sale.
http://www.amazon.com/Lugged-Bicycle-Frame-Construction-Edition/dp/1492232645/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1395105654&sr=8-2&keywords=bicycle+frame+build this is a great book and very easy to read- you can build a frame for about 400-500 bucks using his method. The tools involved are not super specialized, the most expensive thing would be a rotary tool iirc. You use free a computer program to print out the miters.