Bike frame building 101

Bicycle Frame Building 101

Cost: $2950 CAD

Learn the art of steel frame-building in this two-week course, designed by the man who helped get it all started on the West Coast — bike legend Paul Brodie. This is a hands-on course using the same jigs and fixtures that helped to create over 4,000 hand-built Brodie frames. Design and build your own hard-tail frame. Graduate from the course with a full understanding of the building process and enjoy the thrill of riding a bike you built yourself!

The course includes a brief MTB history, frame design/geometry, tube selection, full-scale drawing, shop safety, tube-mitreing, jigs and fixtures, welding/brazing, frame alignment, and finish work.

When you begin, you need to have a clear idea of what style of bike you wish to build, and which front fork style you wish to use.

Course options

• Frame material is 4130 cro-moly; TIG welded or fillet-brazed (no lugs)
• Wheel sizes: 26" / 650b / 29"
• Brake mounts: disc or V-brake style: MTB/single speed/cyclocross/road/cruiser
• Paint: not supplied

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Abbotsford — Aerospace Centre