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Home > Lugged Bicycle Frame Construction, A Manual for the First Time Builder: Build a bicycle frame with a $35 torch and other inexpensive tools
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Lugged Bicycle Frame Construction, A Manual for the First Time Builder: Build a bicycle frame with a $35 torch and other inexpensive tools
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By Marc-Andre R Chimonas
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 (12 Reviews)
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CreateSpace
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Published:
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December 31, 1969 |
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Paperback
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Pages:
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134
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A step-by-step "cook book" that teaches the reader how to make his own high quality custom bicycle frame.
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 Bike chick likes, September 12, 2009
By Bike Chick (CO, USA)
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This book is one of the few out there for building bicycle frames. It provides the the nuts and bolts of building a frame without requiring previous experience or a lot of expensive gear. It is well written and the amount of pictures demonstrating the various measurements, cuts, and assembly make this very easy to follow. The weblinks in the back also make this a useful guide regardless of your level of experience. Only word of caution is the frames discussed in this book are for road or cross bikes not for mountain bikes.
8 of 8 people found the above review helpful.
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 A bike builder's cookbook without recipes, December 24, 2009
By D. Greenberg (CA)
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Well, I can't say this book is at all useful.
Having built a few frames on a Bringhelli jig, I ordered this book for some bike design ideas and jig alternatives: this book had none of either. I had read several reviews saying the book functioned as a cookbook for bike builders - how can it be a cookbook without the recipes; there is no instruction regarding how to design the bike you intend to build, nor is there much information on how to mount the tubes without the use of a jig. I'm not sure what sort of instruction this book does provide beyond a very helpful tutorial on mitering tubes without the use of an tube notcher (which I have). Save your money for the Paterek Manual or maybe wait for some of the new books that are supposedly coming out in 2010....
7 of 12 people found the above review helpful.
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Essential reading for the first timer, November 7, 2009
By RDHfreethought (Olympia, WA)
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I first became interested in frame construction about 3 years ago when I found a crack in my favorite frame. I wanted to salvage the frame somehow, so I started searching the internet and found lots of opinions and few answers. Most of the proposed solutions were not within my budget, or were otherwise not very helpful. In the end, I was left with too little knowledge, and nowhere to turn to for guidance. Sadly, I ended up doing a 'hack job' on the frame and it will never be the same.
Fastforward to 2009 when I happened upon this book. How I wish I would have discovered this little gem 3 years ago. First off the author makes it very clear what the book is, and what it is not. The author notes that this is not intended as a definative text on frame manufacture written for industry insiders. Rather, it was written for Joe Biker, someone who can tinker with their bikes, and has a desire to make a frame from scratch. He neither assumes nor requires that the customer has any particular a priori knowledge of frame construction and spells everything out in clear, precise language that is easy to understand and follow. The large quantity of pictures aid in understanding exactly what he is describing in text, and do not add superfluous fluff. The basics of everything is decribed, including frame geometry, tools needed and how to use them. I appreciate how he does not dumb down the reader, and gives just the right amount of technical detail without getting into 'mumbo jumbo' that is useless for someone who just wants to build a frame, and isn't writing a thesis on the matter. Although my personal project (a two-seater human-electric hybrid) is far from a standard bicycle frame. I feel that I am well prepared in the basics of manufacture, necessary parts and tools, and resources to acquire materials to allow my project to be a success. All I need is the dream and desire. Let the fun begin!
6 of 6 people found the above review helpful.
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Lugged Bicycle Frame Construction: A Manual For the First Time Builder, December 12, 2009
By montanaguy (montana)
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A great book!! I received it a few days ago and have re-read parts of it three or four times.
I attended one of those expensive bicycle frame building courses mentioned by the author. I am a volunteer bicycle mechanic for an organization in Asia that recycles bicycles and then donates them to the less fortunate in Asia and Africa. I attended the course on behalf of my volunteer group.
I learned a lot about building bicycle frames. However, the cost for a casual frame builder, or even an organized volunteer group such as I belong to, to purchase the machinery and tools that I learned to use at this course, wld be at least several thousand dollars. Furthermore, an individual or group wld be required to learn how to use the different machines involved in bicycle frame construction, and have a place to set up and store them. To build bicycle frames in the manner I was taught, just is not practical except for a very, very small number of individuals and groups.
This book provides low cost alternatives to bicycle frame construction ( or in my case, recycling) in an easy to follow manner. I anticipate incorporating some of what I learned in this book into my volunteer program.
4 of 4 people found the above review helpful.
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Good but buy an extra set of brazing rods, November 7, 2009
By HandiMann
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My frame turned out surprisingly well. A bit of advice though, buy an extra set of brazing rods. The book says an experienced brazer can build a frame with less than 5 rods. It took me about 7 but I am pretty new at this.
3 of 3 people found the above review helpful.
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Easy to follow, November 6, 2009
By DocintheAtl (Atlanta, GA)
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The book presented a easy to follow guide to building a bike frame. If you can follow instructions, you can have a quality frame with little effort. I highly recommend this book for any do it yourself person.
3 of 3 people found the above review helpful.
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 Needs some more work..., March 16, 2010
By Gdog (Portland, Oregon)
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I will start with the good news. The humor throughout is appreciated and keeps this enjoyable. Now for the bad parts: the lack of precision and care by the author in organizing the book, fabrication techniques and poor quality images keep this from being a truly legitimate reference manual. I find it hard to believe that the bibliography does not include the frame building book by Talbot. It also incorrectly spells the name of the author Eugene Sloane as "Slone". For someone with some fabrication experience and skills this book can provide some insight for doing things on the cheap. For the complete novice I think it may be a frustrating read and difficult to figure out. There are some photos of completed brazes that have huge gaps that made me shriek with horror. Please Marc polish this manual up for the 2nd edition.
3 of 4 people found the above review helpful.
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Highly Recommended Manual., December 14, 2009
By TAMIR (UK)
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Very well planned and produced manual for the first time frame builder, simple enough to be understood by readers with little Engineering knowledge, simple step by step guide with good illustrations, it does what it says on the cover.
Highly recommended for the first time builder, the next step will be to get THE PATEREK MANUAL for bicycle frame builders by Tim Paterek, which is far more advanced and covers more of the frame building art/science.
2 of 2 people found the above review helpful.
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Great DIY Guide!, November 9, 2009
By Frame Builder Wannabe
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I'm not so sure I would have tried to build a bike frame on my own, but after reading this book, I'll be having a go at building two for my twin daughters for their high school graduation present next Spring!
2 of 2 people found the above review helpful.
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Easy Does It, March 18, 2010
By numero uno (rochester, mn)
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I wish that I'd bought this book instead of the $80 Paterek Manual years ago. This book is simple and Chimonas uses rudimentary tools to make great frames. The fact that Chimonas uses MAPP gas to build frames shows that anyone can build a frame using simple techniques. This book doesn't cover forks, but the amateur builder is better off buying forks anyways - cold setting is too time consuming and frustrating. Chimonas shows that we don't need an expensive jig or stone slab to build a bike with the same specs as a professionally made bike.
1 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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Jibberish, November 5, 2009
By Semigruntled Customer (Depauw, IN USA)
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Check your book as soon as it is delivered. My copy was filled with seemingly random characters. Maybe it is a printer's proof. Amazon will not replace the book, only give a refund.
1 of 8 people found the above review helpful.
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Excellect beginers book, January 3, 2011
By LLCoolFil
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I've bought this book without prior knowledge on how to build bicycle frame. I read the whole book and gave me enough knowledge to start building my own frame.
Thanks to this book I finally built my own frame. This Author is very helpfully and willing to answer any questions.
for me it was a fun, exciting building my very 1st frame but it was also a very frustrating experience too.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone.
By the way I'm building my second frame!
Good luck
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