Designing and building your own frameset: An illustrated guide for the amateur bicycle builder

Talbot, Richard P.

ISBN 10: 0960241817 / ISBN 13: 9780960241811

Published by The Manet Guild, 1979

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Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good dust jacket. Gently used. Minor shelf-wear.

Seller Inventory # 241019011

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Designing and building your own frameset: An illustrated guide for the amateur bicycle builder
• Publisher: The Manet Guild
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0960241817
• ISBN 13: 9780960241811
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Hardcover.

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Synopsis

Talbot discusses both theory and practice of building a lugged steel road frame, including building your own jigs. The emphasis is on hand labor, not machine tools -- he assumes you will miter your tube joints by hand with files and scrapers, not stick the tubes in a milling machine. There's an introduction to brazing and materials, too, though it's specifically *not* a beginner's guide to brazing -- Talbot suggests looking for a local vocational school to learn how to braze, since practice is essential. The design considerations apply no matter what construction method you plan to use, so this is still a useful book for the welders out there.