Originally Posted by NuTz4BiKeZ
Hey Canuck1...
Nice Job, What is the frame material?
Do you plan to build any more bents?
I have so far built 2 SWB's and now I'm building a compact lowracer.
It's just as much fun building them as riding them.
The pic is of Bent #1, this was just after it was completed and before a number of alterations. It is now sitting in my garage waiting for the chop... I'm going to downsize it a bit so my 11yo daughter can ride it.
Sorry, I forgot to answer any of your questions. The frame is made of 2" 6061-T6 thin wall aluminum tubing. I chose aluminum because it is light, cheap, readily available in my area. Also it is very easy to work with. I cut it with a carbide wood blade in my table saw. The only really expensive part is getting it TIG welded together. This frame cost me about $300 to have welded.
This is the second really usable bent I have built and this one was built in 1999 so really I don't build them any more.