Stolen video

Squid said:

How bikes are made.

Pretty cool. That CNC tube bending machine was very interesting.

So that's where Mark Hickey gets his frames made :p
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Slack

Phil Lee said:

How bikes are made.

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Phil Lee, Squid

Perhaps this WalMart bike is made on that production line?

Link to cheap bicycle below.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?dest=9999999997&product_id=2061595&sourceid=0100000030660805102498

Dave

Slack said:

Squid said:

How bikes are made.

Pretty cool. That CNC tube bending machine was very interesting.

So that's where Mark Hickey gets his frames made :p

Just missed by a thousand miles or so... ;-)

If a factory tooled up to build ti bikes like that, they could
probably supply the world demand in a couple days. Yikes.

Very cool video though - I particularly like the wheel building
machine. FWIW, lots of "real wheels" are built that way, but
hand-tweaked after.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Mark Hickey said:

Slack said:

Squid said:

How bikes are made.

Pretty cool. That CNC tube bending machine was very interesting.

So that's where Mark Hickey gets his frames made :p

Just missed by a thousand miles or so... ;-)

If a factory tooled up to build ti bikes like that, they could
probably supply the world demand in a couple days. Yikes.

Very cool video though - I particularly like the wheel building
machine. FWIW, lots of "real wheels" are built that way, but
hand-tweaked after.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

The wheelbuiding bots are something. No surprise that mass-manufactured
"real" wheels are built that way. Can't think of a prob unless the prep
machines are set to a torque that would allow spoke twist. On a Walmart
bike (the sticker price of which is probably represented by probably
10-20% of the manufacturing cost), obviously not a big concern.

I'd love to have seen a clip like this of the old Chicago Schwinn
plant's electro-forging.

http://sheldonbrown.com/chicago-schwinns.html

/s

Quoted message said:

Phil Lee said:

How bikes are made.

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Phil Lee, Squid

Perhaps this WalMart bike is made on that production line?

Link to cheap bicycle below.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?dest=9999999997&product_id=2061595&sourceid=0100000030660805102498

Dave

That's easily the safest bet for a walgoose because there are fewer
moving parts. It's really hard to screw up a singlespeed cruiser.
Even so, a deft and dilligent eBayer can find a classic for around the
same price or less. I just can't stand those [censored] coaster brake
hubs. They're nothing like a Bendix, Morrow, New Departure, or even
Sachs. Older is definitely better.

$38 + a few parts, pait and elbow grease:
http://www.ridemonkey.com/mountain-bike-photos/data/500/14421081704_035.jpg

JD

JD said:

Quoted message said:

Phil Lee said:

How bikes are made.

--
Phil Lee, Squid

Perhaps this WalMart bike is made on that production line?

Link to cheap bicycle below.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?dest=9999999997&product_id=2061595&sourceid=0100000030660805102498

Dave

That's easily the safest bet for a walgoose because there are fewer
moving parts. It's really hard to screw up a singlespeed cruiser.
Even so, a deft and dilligent eBayer can find a classic for around the
same price or less. I just can't stand those [censored] coaster brake
hubs. They're nothing like a Bendix, Morrow, New Departure, or even
Sachs. Older is definitely better.

$38 + a few parts, pait and elbow grease:
http://www.ridemonkey.com/mountain-bike-photos/data/500/14421081704_035.jpg

JD

I learned to ride on a bike that was similar to the one pictured -- a
single
speed with coaster brake, way too big for me, but rusty and neglected
instead of freshly painted.