[Closed] Show us your home-made bikes!

Legendary and inspiring spoon-based disc brake adaptors here we come.

home made frame:

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that's the prototype, if this thread is still going in the morning i'll stick up pictures of the most recent one.

(it's more or less the same)

Not quite complete in this photo but was eventually rideable, made from three frames brazed together:-
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Well I'm not staying up all night to keep it going, but.... 😉

I think you need to put another pic up so we can see the suspension there. Is it 100% home made? Swing arm and all?

Nicknoxx - looks like something that naked ladies should be riding in queen's bicycle race video! (or less excitingly, something the oddies would ride)

well, i din't make the shock...

in that 1 up there ^ the front triangle is a dmr sidekick, but the next frames i made were all 'mine'

(i didn't do any of the welding, but it's design, made from tubing i mitred, welded up in a jig i designed/made myself)

Made by mick_r off here and finished by the STW forum for my nephew with a disability:

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Still going strong!

This lash up was to be a Cargo Bike, got as far as a test ride but never got finished. Have a Kona Ute now.
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We met the guy who homebuilt this in Idaho riding across the States.

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Raced with a chap at SITS who had built this.

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Have to say I was really impressed, and it rode ok too from the little spin I had....

That balance bike is excellent.

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frankenfatty made from an old kona by a mate

I met a chap up at Stainburn on a home made carbon full suss painted in yellow & black like a wasp!

It looked home made too but he had just ridden the boulder trail 🙂

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Heres mine.

Done at dave yates when he first started the build your bike thing.

Really different now having been battered all over london

love that pinstribe singlespeed
and cool franken fat, tazzy you should post some details for all of us who has thought of but never build a fat like that..

My mate Ste is making his own - http://tomlinsonbikes.blogspot.com/

not mine, but this home made LT 29er is stunning

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Wow, that 29er is stunning.

Chunky Paul,that's made me feel all warm and lovely. Top bike.

Ugly as **** but here's a carbon frame I made a few years ago. It worked as well.
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Built a year or so ago,
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Here's my effort, not quite 'Home-made' but built under the guidance of Ron and Gary at UBI, Ashland.

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I'm thinking a 29er version next, then maybe a road frame.

frankenfat belongs to keef of this ere forum, he's the master fat bodger. I just admire his mighty girth. 😀

Whos is the blue 29er? And where can i get one? 😀 thats stunning!

Really fancy building a frame myself, its just the outlay for the jig that puts me off. Anyone got any pictures of the jigs theyve used? Can it be done cheaply?

Here's a couple of pics of my second frame that I finally finished earlier this year, though its now sporting a rather bright 'tonka truck' yellow paint job:

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You can get away with quite simple jigs and a bit of imagination and alot of patience (heres what I built my first frame on):

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The DIRT mag website has done a few features on homemade bikes (my mk1 included) which are worth checking out if your interested in homebrews, and show a range of designs/constructions and approaches: http://dirt.mpora.com/tag/homemade-bikes

this is awesome. i'd never have the confidence to ride my own frame though (or let anyone else for that matter). a couple of those are really nice looking. and some ^ are a bit mad max too 8)

aw i killed the thread? moar diy frames!
anyone tried to make components too.. mechs might be tricky, handlebars maybe not, but cranks doable?

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i have an engineer friend who talks about making his own forks with amazing tolerances.. not going to happen :/

Some amazing stuff in here. More please!

How did I miss this?

inspired by takisawa above:

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More to follow if my IT decides to behave.

Oooh...when it goes wrong:

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/7693620@N05/6237174444/ ]IMAG0785[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/7693620@N05/ ]alan cole[/url], on Flickr

DIY-ish FS fat

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another disc mount

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1 more disc mount to show, but IT on strike again

Frankenbike before the above mods...I prefer the purer form:

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and the spoon (which wasn't actually a spoon) - it broke but its replacement is faring fine

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Does the rear suspension work on the Marin?

of course! why wouldn't it?

Here's the jig i used for a road frame:
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And a few other home made bits:

Suspension pivot:
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Mudguard:
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This is tonight's creation - fat front, 150mm 1994 steel hardtail. Don't think that has been done before 😉

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I suspect the 150/Fat on HT has not been done before for a reason...

I won't be worrying about that - only built from sh1te for hauling a tag along for the wee one around the woods 😉