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11-04-2003, 10:58 AM

In article <20031104112557.10790.00000158@mb-m17.aol.com>,
jason6665666@aol.com (Jason6665666) wrote:

> ware are some good frame building schools ?
> i have found UBI , but iv ben unable to locate any others

I think most small frame-builders still get started
apprenticeship-style: get a job sweeping the floors at Klein, IF, Rocky
Mountain, or the nearest frame shop that does the kind of work you want
to do (lugs, tigs, Al, Ti, carbon, etc.) on the kind of bike you want to
build. Then learn a thing or two.

Framebuilding isn't rocket science. At its simplest, it involves
purchasing tubes, some skilled welding, and knowledge of bike geometry
principles. You may want to learn painting, too, if you choose not to
work in Ti or carbon fibre.

--
Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

11-04-2003, 10:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ryan Cousineau Guest Posts: n/a	Re: frame building schools ? In article <20031104112557.10790.00000158@mb-m17.aol.com>, jason6665666@aol.com (Jason6665666) wrote: > ware are some good frame building schools ? > i have found UBI , but iv ben unable to locate any others I think most small frame-builders still get started apprenticeship-style: get a job sweeping the floors at Klein, IF, Rocky Mountain, or the nearest frame shop that does the kind of work you want to do (lugs, tigs, Al, Ti, carbon, etc.) on the kind of bike you want to build. Then learn a thing or two. Framebuilding isn't rocket science. At its simplest, it involves purchasing tubes, some skilled welding, and knowledge of bike geometry principles. You may want to learn painting, too, if you choose not to work in Ti or carbon fibre. -- Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club