| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 802.1 | Sounds great! | NAC::CAMPBELL | | Mon Aug 01 1988 10:07 | 6 |
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Look in the back of Cycle magazine. Sometimes there are adds for
courses where you go and build a frame!
I've always wanted to do that.....
Stew
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| 802.2 | GO FOR IT - IF YOU CAN FIND A CLASS | AKOV11::FULLER | | Mon Aug 01 1988 11:44 | 11 |
| A few frame builders offer courses, usually in the winter when things
are slow. I did a frame course in Somerville MA in 1975 put on
by the former Tanguy Cycles. The course was 10 days. After approx
100+ hours I ended up with a frame I rode for 7 years before retiring
it to my brother. In 1982, I built another frame which has helped
me over many mountain passes. I would love to build another if
I could gain access to a jig and a torch.
...Now if someone could teach carbon wrapping techniques.
steve
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| 802.3 | | WRACK::ZIELONKO | | Mon Apr 12 1993 17:30 | 4 |
| i've been looking in the backs of the american cycling rags for a couple of
months now for frame building courses with no luck. does anyone know who's doing
this nowadays? i remember there used to be a company called Proteus (sp) in
maryland somewhere. are they still around? any others out there?
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| 802.4 | Try United Bicycle Insitute, Ashland, Oregon, USA | DECWET::BINGHAM | John Bingham | Mon Apr 12 1993 21:31 | 5 |
| Proteus Design courses were taught by Albert Eisenstraut years ago.
Eisenstraut is teaching frame building classes at United Bicycle Institute
in Ashland, Oregon. I saw an offering for last August; I don't know what
the schedule is, if any, for this year.
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| 802.5 | frame building class | AKOCOA::FULLER | | Tue Apr 13 1993 09:50 | 13 |
| It would be real interesting to see how they teach framebuilding today.
I took a class back in 76 by a framebuilder in Sommerville. The location
was later taken over by Chris Chance. Due to simplicity of supplies, and
skills of a novice, I would imagine they would still teach the traditional
method of lugged brazing, either silver or brass. Mistakes can be made
and still yield a decent result. New methods, may be more difficult to
teach, ie TIG welding, Fillet brazing, aluminum, etc. There are traditionally
ads in Velonews. I recommend that class be MINIMUM of 7 days, probably
closer to 10.
Have fun and build the bike of your dreams!
steve
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| 802.6 | | NOVA::FISHER | DEC Rdb/Dinosaur | Tue Apr 13 1993 10:47 | 6 |
| Norm Flye took a course from <the name escapes me...> in or
just outside of River Falls, Wisconsin last summer while I was
also there. The builder is usually booked all summer but offers
courses in building frames and such.
ed
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