Bike Frame Building School 101 at University of the Fraser Valley with Paul Brodie. This is a video of the course I took In January 2011.
NEWS: Paul Brodie has just released his new book: https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Brodie-Man-behind-Bikes/dp/0995065802
http://www.ufv.ca/bicycleframe
https://www.facebook.com/Framebuilding101
This is a 2 week course (~70hrs) on how to make a bike frame using 4130 Cro-Mo (steel) tubing. The course includes includes a brief MTB history, frame design / geometry, tube selection, full scale drawing, shop safety, tube mitreing, jigs and fixtures, welding / brazing, and finish work.
Paul Brodie is an experienced Bike Frame Builder/Fabricator. He has been building Bike Frames since 1986 and teaches you the art and craft of hand building your own bike frame... Road, Track, Cyclocross or Mountain.
This was a dream come true for me... I loved every minute of it!
Filmed and Edited by Mike Freda using Canon 50D, GoPro Hero HD Video Cam, iMac/iMovie
Music by Jeff Wyatt - "Max and the Squirrel" http://www.jeffwyatt.com/
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jeffwyatt3
See the completed bike and various build pictures and video here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57400547@N04/sets/72157625810657349/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oN40bDXCto