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Old 08-27-11 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GrantH
How in the world do you begin researching/learning about how to build bikes from a pile of lugs and pipe?
I have spent countless hours working on all kinds of bicycles, have done exhaustive research on construction methods and design, and just finished a two year apprenticeship with a master frame builder.

The actual brazing is the easy part and I figured that out in short order... anyone can weld but not anyone understands the dynamics of geometry and frame materials.
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