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Designing and Manufacturing an Alloy Frame – The Production Process from CAD, to Jig, Decals and Beyond

My company, Primavera Cycles,  is in the very early stages of designing a new butted-alloy frame bike. The frame will be the first and primary part of the process, to be closely followed by the selection of appropriate base colors, appropriate graphics, and decals. It will be a warts and all exposé of proceedings. You will [...]

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Technology and Business is Not Either/Or – Magnesium Rising?

At the big trade shows, it’s always a good idea to have a plan of attack. Having people to see and appointments in the book is essential. Just as essential, however, is the meandering strategy. Besides from being great fun, you will come across things that you might not notice when you’re following the entries [...]

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Six steps in checking alloy frame alignment

In this post, I will map out a procedure we employ to check frame alignment precisely. A piece of string does an ok, rule-of-thumb, job. A shop tool such as Park Tool’s FAG 2 is better. But in the case as outlined below, this was not going to do it. In this particular case a cyclist [...]

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