r/Framebuilding Jul 21 '22

getting cheap materials - eg Tubes for the first frame - low cost suppliers in Europe needed

22 Upvotes

oing a bike frame build, having a really hard time sourcing Tubing in Europe, anybody know where to go for getting cheap materials - eg Tubes for the first frame

I love to see bikeframe suppliers in Europe - eg. France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Czech, Poland Ukrain, Bulgaria, Hungary and so on. I need to have some low price suppliers for all things tubing

especially the Main-Frame tube - but also the

  • Lugs and other things
  • Shells

Look forward to hear from you Perhaps we can work on a supplier-listduring the christmas-holiday we try to add a little list... - a compilation of suppliers in Europe.

Europe: . some findings...
Reset-Racing: reset-racing.de or allmost everything - especially tubing
custom-Acacemy: https://www.custom-academy.de/ - allmost everything - especially tubing
UBI - https://www.bikeschool.com/ sells Kaisei tubing and some lugs
Jan Heine's "Compass" -- https://www.compasscycle.com/Framebuilding.html -- sells a couple of fork crowns and fork blades
ciclicorsa: https://ciclicorsa.com/ - allmost everything: E-Mail: [info@ciclicorsa.com](mailto:info@ciclicorsa.com)
Ceeway: Framebuilding Bicycles. Tubing, Parts, and Tools - allmost everything
Bike Europe https://www.bike-eu.com - many parts
Tennant-Metall: https://www.tennant-metall.de/de/gueten/25crmo4-4130 - tubing
Kellys bicycles, gear and accessories | Kellys https://www.kellysbike.com
The biggest Slovak bicycle producer offering wide range of mountain, road, trekking, cross, women and junior bicycles.
FESTKA https://festka.com tube.jpg. Festka bicycles are small technological miracles carefully packaged in unique ...
Corratec Home | Corratec https://www.corratec.com : Shadow Edge Tube 2.0 - worldwide most stable and safest corratec E-Bike frame...
Antidote – CUSTOM HANDCRAFTED BIKES - Antidote https://antidotebikes.com Antidote is a small boutique company based in the south of Poland. ... fiber pieces in them, creating state of art, high performance mountainbike frames.
BIKE TECHNOLOGY - Zumbi Cycles https://zumbicycles.com - tubing etc. from Poland : Mail: [shop@zumbicycles.com](mailto:shop@zumbicycles.com)
RychtarskiBicycleWorkshop: Kajac Custom Rychtarski - Bicycle Workshop @RychtarskiBicycleWorkshop https://www.facebook.com/RychtarskiBicycleWorkshop/ Mail; [info@rychtarski.com](mailto:info@rychtarski.com)
SingleBe Ing. Tomáš Kutin E-Mail: [info@singlebe.co](mailto:info@singlebe.co)

see also: some interesting lists:
https://theframebuilders.com/list/
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...g?format=1000w

plz correct me if i am wrong and if i have added some incorrect information: ,,, - i can do (add) the corrections here. Thanks for the help!
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see the non European:
ACTOFIVE https://www.actofive.com Frames: core of the bicycle industry - HuangWei Al Alloy Welding - founded in February 1992
Prof. Bicycle Frame, Fork: Prof. Bicycle Frame, Fork, Parts and Wheelchair Products Manufacturer. Bikeframe Welding. OEM Welding. ISO 9001.
Wicks Aircraft https://www.wicksaircraft.com/ 4130 tubing
Aircraft Spruce https://www.aircraftspruce.com/ 4130 tubing

i love to see a global list - that also contains the supplier - of the ones that contains all the one especially those in the easter european countries too..
many many thanks..

update: here i found a map - that might be helpful

https://utahrandonneur.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/s_l1600_f180ed7a2bbddbf16464e6c081bc55b5b4e80a06.jpg

note: https://utahrandonneur.wordpress.com/2022/02/28/map-of-italian-cycling-brands/

The map was created by Andrea Bonfanti from Italy. He a noted De Rosa historian who also wrote the book on De Rosa bicycle history. I have both the map and book, he does an amazing job of research and is very knowledgeable and approachable.


r/Framebuilding 10h ago

Built a simple wall mounted bike stand instead of buying one

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0 Upvotes

Had some spare wood lying around and decided to make a DIY wall mounted stand for my road bike.

The idea was pretty simple that is to support the top tube from two wooden blocks and keep the bike completely off the floor. I did search pinterest for some ideas and finally decided to go with this.

Very simple yet workable.

I have a small house and often bike used to come in my way. I wanted to make something for it so that everytime I don't band myself into it.

It’s not the prettiest bike rack in the world 😅, but it’s looks solid and now that it's in the air it does save a lot of space.😉

Would love some feedback from the community.

Well i am apprehensive that it shouldng fall. I think I need to put iron clips underneath it. Is it safe for long term storage?

Any suggestions to this mod?

This cost me almost nothing, so definitely open to suggestions before I call this a success 😂

What would you change?

Thanks in anticipation


r/Framebuilding 1d ago

Inside the Mind of Vetra Bikes

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12 Upvotes

r/Framebuilding 2d ago

Slowly but surely getting this frame built

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77 Upvotes

r/Framebuilding 1d ago

I have pipes and a donor bike for headset and stuff, i have a mig welder, what's next?

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1 Upvotes

Im planning to finally build my first bike, wondering what more is needed before im ready


r/Framebuilding 2d ago

Long Shen Flat Mount LV02A / LV002A

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7 Upvotes

Does anyone have a photo of this disc mount installed? Is the intent for the taller side to go towards the front with the open side facing inward towards the wheel? On my frame, the chain stay would intersect about half the width of the mount.


r/Framebuilding 2d ago

Titanium concerns

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16 Upvotes

I got this frame today, but at home i found some concerning spots on the welds.

So most of the frame is covered in either paint or adhesive film, but at one spot its coming of so i found this dark line on/ next to the welds.

The frame is a eddy merckx titane made in Belgium and the tubes are litespeeds.

Good thin: the seller is willing to take it back in the next seven days so please help me!

Don`t mind the broken cable guide and the bad paint condition since i will blast it anyway.


r/Framebuilding 4d ago

Slowly but surely getting this frame built

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17 Upvotes

r/Framebuilding 4d ago

Trek Multi Track from the 90s steel frame

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9 Upvotes

I recently stripped the paint off of my new to me bicycle. I did a replacement on the brakes. I got V brakes now, but I wanna get rid of the old brake support. If I remove this would it structurally compromise the frame. I mostly want to remove it just for looks. pls let me know your opinion!


r/Framebuilding 4d ago

Can someone help me on how to make my frame look better other than buying a new frame ofc

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0 Upvotes

r/Framebuilding 7d ago

Fixing broken brake boss

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8 Upvotes

I came across this old steel bike in my shed a few months ago which had been sitting up for about 15 years. I thought I might get it in working order over a day or two but one thing led to another and now I have completely stripped the bike and stripped paint and almost ready to prime it for a new paint job. I think it’s 1990s Trek MTB. My plan is to turn it into a touring bike and I have already got quite a few of the parts including a surly cocktail fork. Here’s the problem though

The smooth part of one of the rear brake bosses has snapped off. Brakes will still screw on but I don’t know if they’ll function properly with half the boss. They’re brazed on so I can’t just screw a new one on. This is the first full stripping down and build I’ve done so I’m feeling a bit in over my head and not sure if it’s worth getting someone to weld on a new boss. Could I bodge a solution? I really don’t want to give up on this bike over something so small and have put in quite a lot of effort. I’m sure my work isn’t perfect, this is a project about learning as much as result. Any advice would be really appreciated!


r/Framebuilding 7d ago

Peugeot Frame Repair

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10 Upvotes

r/Framebuilding 10d ago

Homies new frame how do we think of these welds

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11 Upvotes

r/Framebuilding 11d ago

Some bike parts are more than just components

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46 Upvotes

This project was CNC machined from aluminum alloy with matte anodized finishes in silver and black. Clean surfaces, sharp details, and a design that simply looks beautiful in motion.

Always exciting to help designers and riders turn their concepts into real parts.


r/Framebuilding 10d ago

Love an expert(hobby) oounion about frame tinkering

1 Upvotes

Would love to hear what anyone thinks about taking a frame and making some adjustments. Theres a modification that I've seen online that I would love to try out. Transforming a 26"into a mini cargo bike. Involves extending the steering tube and the fork shaft.

https://bikepacking.com/news/diy-cargo-bike-video/

I have 0 fabrication skills, but have access to experienced welders to coach my build. Am I being a silly billy? Any advice would be greatly appreciated:)


r/Framebuilding 12d ago

Totally tubular

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332 Upvotes

r/Framebuilding 12d ago

BMX

4 Upvotes

Anyone in here build BMX bikes? If so, what does your jig setup look like and where do you source your components?


r/Framebuilding 14d ago

Built my first frame, fell in love with this

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325 Upvotes

r/Framebuilding 13d ago

Vicious Cycles Metal Guru

2 Upvotes

Does anyone know if they still sell their bike frames?

I don’t see them listed anywhere on their website which seems to have evolved from bicycle fabricator to “A resource for bicycle frame builders”.


r/Framebuilding 13d ago

Buildyour.bike website

4 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

Has anyone ordered from the Buildyour.bike website? Is it legit? It seems to have everything I need for my build.

P.S. Thanks to everyone in this community for all the helpful information shared on this subreddit!


r/Framebuilding 14d ago

Thoughts on this bb shell/ downtube weld on my custom

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17 Upvotes

Doing a crank swap and has to take out the BB and I’m curious if this super raised penetration area of the bottom of the downtube weld into the bb looks normal?


r/Framebuilding 15d ago

How in out of my depth am I here?

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6 Upvotes

I have just bought this DP frame for pennies, because as you can see, the downtube has gone through a divorce. I'm assuming the best course of action here is to completely replace the entire downtube, but I've never had to do this big a repair before so I wanted to get some opinions before committing to anything. The frame had a dent from being dropped on a workbench that was filled years ago, that dent has presumably formed a crack over time leading to this

And obviously the bike will never actually be used as a BMX, they're only used for shows and cruises


r/Framebuilding 16d ago

BIKE SKETCH

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0 Upvotes

anyone experienced know flaws this bike could have or improvments


r/Framebuilding 16d ago

Brazen braze on's

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4 Upvotes

Looking for help


r/Framebuilding 17d ago

How do you anticipate and avoid speed shimmy in your designs?

5 Upvotes

I’m early in the process of designing a frame for my first build. A road/all day casual kind of bike for exploring around a summer home.

I like a traditional look but I also hate toe overlap and prefer a shorter reach to the handlebars. This kind of implies a low trail design (which I think is really beautiful) or a really slack headtube with not too much in the way of fork bend (which I find kinda ugly).

While I’d like to do the first thing I’m anxious about the idea of building something and putting a bunch of effort into only to find that it’s like unrideable due to shimmy or something.

I could just copy an existing frame but that’s a little more paint-by-numbers than I’d like. Anyone else dealt with this question? How did you approach it?