Goals

• Design and build a bike that knocks the socks off a commercially available bike of the same cost
• Enable commuting, gravel riding, and long distance touring in a durable and comfortable package
• Submit the bike as my final project for Dr. Fabijanic's Singletrack Vehicle Design class

Methods

• The bike is made of 4130 chromoly steel tubing
• Tubes were mitered on a manual mill
• Coped tubes were arranged in a frame jig and joined with silicon bronze brazing
• The finished frame was sprayed with automotive paint

Results

• It rocks

Dimensioned drawing of the frame design in BikeCAD

Turning in my finished frame for the school project prior to paint