Burner Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 So this is my first topic...I've been toying with the idea to build my own frame and maybe some other custom bits. I've got experience in metal works, composites, plastics and product design....even built a variety of race cars from the ground up Inspiration:Trek, PYGA, Morewood and Momsen to mention a few Reasons:I like the challenge; I looooooove mtbiking; I have some tweaks I feel will make the manufacturers' above bikes suit my ride style a little bit more, like a custom fit (for my type of riding)........and I have some tooling that might help. Let me just say that I love Trek bikes, their little details just make all the difference. Makes you feel like you're on a real special machine, almost boutique like. The abp system and the floating rear end really makes an accurate race bred feel when bombing down trails. PYGA and Morewood have taken some inspiration from these and Momsen has taken some brave leaps too. I love the fact that mtbiking has come to this stage where we have such a huge range of race bred machines to choose from, almost like looking at Lotus, Porsche, Ferrari, Koeniggsegg etc. I will be posting my ideas, designs and progress in here. Feel free to comment, criticize and add suggestions.
Barry Stuart Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Following. What kind of discipline are you planning to build the bike for?
Burner Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 Its either going to be a light weight all mountain or enduro trail bomber. I'm hoping to get it quite light but if that will prove to be hard then it will be built to be comfortable to ride all day and pedal well. The frame materials I'm considering are carbon, steel and aluminium.
Barry Stuart Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Its either going to be a light weight all mountain or enduro trail bomber. I'm hoping to get it quite light but if that will prove to be hard then it will be built to be comfortable to ride all day and pedal well. The frame materials I'm considering are carbon, steel and aluminium.Cool, looking forward to seeing your concept sketches
Burner Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 Here are some inspiring images, makes you think "I can do this".....i particularly like the silver grey Naked bike
popcorn_skollie Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/dirt_new/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/EDH_1222.jpghttp://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/dirt_new/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/EDH_1223.jpghttp://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/dirt_new/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/EDH_1226.jpgsome inspiration from Bespoked Bristol - The Handmade Bike Showhttp://dirtmountainbike.com/news/bespoked-bristol-the-handmade-bike-show.html#YWgP6h06sgSftPKO.97
popcorn_skollie Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I want a small frame, steel, threadless bb shell, sliding dropouts.Single pivot. Where the seatstay/chainstay is kinda the same thing. Above the chainline.Thing Morewood, Orange, etc
Tubehunter Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Looks really interesting! Eager to see this evolve! Good job dude!
nolipoli Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I will definitely be following this topic.I have been designing my ideal trail burner for a few weeks now.Think Long, Low, Slack, Short Chain stays, Short Travel but built tough. I found a website (www.cycle-frames.com) that looks as if it is the source of the Mercer framesets. At least it gives us access to proper tubing at the press of a button.
Burner Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 Popcornskollie, why do get the feeli g that bike is commi meta 5.5 inspired OTubehunter, this will be an interesting process. Looking forward to your thoughts Nolipoli, thanks for the link. Feel free to share ideas. I want this post to be an educational journey for all of us
PeterF Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Was going to do the same, but how do you improve on this
SimpleDom Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 If I may suggest another inspiration.... Niner.....
Burner Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 PeterF, i agree with you but i prefer slacker head angles. I'm not sure if it's down to individual riding style that makes different bikes perform better or worse but I'd like to investigate and explore that on this journey
PeterF Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 PeterF, i agree with you but i prefer slacker head angles. I'm not sure if it's down to individual riding style that makes different bikes perform better or worse but I'd like to investigate and explore that on this journeyPulling your leg (although she is a nice ride). Good luck with your project.
Burner Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 To be honest I haven't ridden one of those yet, I'd like to feel how well it compares to the trek's full floating rear end. I've only read good things about DW links.
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