Homemade DIY Carbon Road Gravel Bike. No Special Tools, Built From Scratch
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- CAUTION: Working with Carbon Fibers are EXTREMELY hazardous. Usage of proper breathing apparatus and body coverall is a MUST. Don't take RISKS!
Everything DIY homemade. No special tools.
Carbon Tubes used:
40mm (Down Tube)
36mm (Top Tube)
40mm (Head Tube)
30mm (Seat Tube)
18mm (Seat Stays)
18mm (Chain Stays)
The whole project took 4 weeks to complete.
Thank You!
CAUTION: Working with Carbon Fibers are EXTREMELY hazardous. Usage of proper breathing apparatus and body coverall is a MUST. Don't take RISKS!
Spraying the carbon with a little water when cutting/sanding will help minimize fibers going up into the air and breathing them in
I used to say I build bikes. After seeing your work, now I should change it to "I assemble bikes". Very cool project and another great built!!!
Wow this is the first carbon build I have seen. What a great effort to build this beautiful bike from scratch. I’d love to see a video in 6 and 12 months to see how the bike stands up. Well done Andy you have created a masterpiece!!!!
Thank you. I must admit I no longer use it because I made some errors with geometry. The bike ultimately was a bit wobbly due to vertical slack (or lack of lean angle). Perhaps one day I can revisit this project and do another one with proper slack angle
@@AndyEFonUA-cam Thanks for the inside, not everyone is so open. When you also try geometry, do it with steel or wood first. Then rebuild it in carbon. Which you can, you already proved. Stay safe!
A real from scratch bike would be built from carbon fabric which people have certainly done from home.
Incredible amounts if patience in making the frame & I really hope it serves you well for a long time. You're obviously a thoughtful man with great ability in making things.
Today's carbon frames are designed & made up in a different way, with the tubes actually being different thicknesses & varied thicknesses, plus multiple direction of layering.
This produces a stiffer, stronger, comfier & more compliant frame once built in to a bike.
Time will tell on yours & I admire you very much for your effort.
Thank you so much for sharing.
My pleasure
Hats off to you for the incredible build ! I started out framebuilding like you using hand made jigs. I used particle board and plywood almost 3 decades ago. I was brazing then so had to have a bucket of water nearby. Still riding the frames i built then. Will do a recumbent build like yours. I remember visiting a town framebuilder in Italy back in the 90's. He built steel frames without any jig. Just used a bike stand to hold tubes, strings to measure the symmetry of the frame. With enough desire to build a frame and with knowledge now available on the web, framebuilding is now within reach of home framebuilders.
Thanks. And that's very true as you said. Limited tools will not prevent us from doing what we like. Just a bit more of attention to details and it is possible. Cheers
I never really liked Carbon Fiber due to its cost and short lifespan but seeing your humble build made me appreciate your dedication to the craft, like a carpenter to wood or a leather crafter to leather. I wish you the best in your future endeavors and hoping over day you'd publish a steel bike video.
Look at his Shimano restoration video, incredible.
cost? what cost? it costs 30 USD for 1m x 1.2m , 0.25mm thick. you are probably living under a rock
Carbon has better fatigue properties than everything but titanium
Wooh!superb diy, something to be proud of... that the world of bikers agreed to see
What a shockingly ambitious build; I love it! I hope it serves you reliably and safely for years to come!
Few weeks ago I watched your Raleigh's video and I already found it awesome, but this time you bring it to the next level. Great job ! Can't wait to see your next project!
Thank You!
Awesome build!! This is exactly what I have been looking for. I am willing to build my own frame like this, but not enough sure I can do it with my ordinary tools, but you have proved that at least you did it!!
Thank you! And good luck on your own project. Just be very careful with carbon fibers. Make sure you get proper respirator and protect your body with disposable coverall - carbon fiber slivers are very itchy and sharp
1st time I see local doing this.. and turn your balcony into a workshop that crazy. Very² nice build..keep it up bro👍💪
Lol. Thank You!
I was on pins and needles watching this!! Kudos to you 🤩👏🏼👏🏼you’ve got more talent and bigger balls than most
Thank you!
Man, the way you made it looks so so easy, way to go!!!, I will try to build me a bike in a near future.
Thanks. It starts with wild imagination. The rest is all about crazy desire to try. Lol
Such a beautiful bicycle, I wish to be this knowledgeable one day and try something like this myself. For now, i just recently learned how to change my tyre properly haha
Thank you. Always start somewhere and eventually you will get to it, curiosity and practice is the key. Cheers
This is beyond awesome
Thank You!
You say "I hope she will stand the test of time", I'm sure everyone says that about those $10,000 bikes they buy too. It's definitely an unknown so I'm wishing you the best. I really like the shifter choice you made. I use friction shifters from Gevenalle on my cyclocross bike and love them. Good luck to you Sir.
My pleasure, and you too!
Super build and workmanship
Fantastic well done. Just a word of caution when working with epoxy rather wear latex gloves for own health
I just want to say WOW INCREDIBLE... thank you for sharing your video sir so inspiring... 👏👏👏
nais bike. first time see homemade carbon bike.
Congrats mate! You did an awesome job and your Dhyana is beautiful!! Good vibes from Brazil! See ya
Obrigada!
AMAZING WORK.
Reminds me of an old Giant Cadex 980 C frame
Great build man, hope that someday i could build my own bike from scratch.
Wow, this is beyond awesome! Great work, beautiful bike. Kudos, Sir! :)
That's impressive. Hope it last a lifetime. Keep the great work 🚴🏻♂️
You are a very talented man. The bike looks great. I'm a little sad you had to dismantle the Raleigh though. The Raleigh build was awesome 😊
Thank you! That Raleigh is right in front of my desk still awaiting her turn to be swapped in back to action. I love that Raleigh frame so that's a keeper for sure
Glad to here it 🙂
Super cool!😎
Amazing work Andy!
And 5.9kg weight 🤪
Bike of this weight,here in Europe, would cost like probably over 10 000 euros! I couldn't like never afford that!
Thank you!
I Love It! only 1 in the world!
truly amazing!
❤️ Thank You!
Wonderful 😮😊❤
Greetings from Croatia from Kris 😎
Thank you very much!
Awesome build. Well done, Sir.
Thanks!
Not bad at all! way to go man!!
Amazing! Thank you for making a good video and great creativity. I love it.
Thank You! 😜
Nice vid, good job. Haven't seen anything dome like that before - just heard "carbon is a pain to work with" but a respirator and some tools, lots of patience and dedication seem to suffice.
Thanks....and you should add, insane desire to defy the odds, 😂
@@AndyEFonUA-cam I fixed my typo but that's good wording as well. At what points did you feel the odds against you? After your initial hickup with the jig everything seemed to have been fairly smooth.
@@Jacksparrow4986 Several times, especially when the jig started to mess with the alignment, and then of course during the lay up stage, when it looked like a total mess haha
Gentleman, that's how Cannondale frames created...
It turned out sooo great!! I love it!
Thank you 😜
Great Work! Respect from Germany!
Thank You!
anyone that has built a bamboo frame would be familiar with this technique and find this pretty easy.... and a heck of a lot lighter!....
Does the bamboo bike frame approx to under 800gm once finished? I genuinely want to know. This frame is 790gm with RD hanger and cable guides attached
@@AndyEFonUA-cam most bamboo frames will easily be double the weight of carbon. I think my bamboo frame was 1.4 kg with carbon fork.
Thanks, I am genuinely interested in building a bamboo bike myself as I believe bamboo has unique combination akin to achieving a tolerance between steel and carbon fiber
This is pretty cool, actually!!! Bravo on this build!
But when you first started off with the straight-gauge carbon fiber tubes in the metal lugs, I was hoping you'd build a 90s-era type lugged CF bike frame for a retro feel. In any case, your build is amazing 👍🏻👍🏻
Wow amazing d.i.y custom carbon frame👌
Thank you so much 😊
Your neighbors must love you, doing all that cutting in the balcony.
Great work though
They are used to it by now, lol
One thing that I like? Your shop is a balcony! With great view on the forest! But I see that it rains almost every time. South-East Asia?
Yes I am based in Malaysia
This is pretty dang awesome! I hope it gives you many miles of service.
Thanks! I hope so too 😜
Nice one
Fantastic job!!! congratulations!!!!!
This is ridiculous and amazing
Fantastic work!! Thanks so much for sharing the process
My pleasure 😜
What cranks are those? Really good job…. Should do another one as after your first attempt you’d get the second one perfect as know the process now…. I’d be itching to make another
Also given me the confidence watching this to edit one of my frames how I always wanted to
But if I could also know about them cranks
Those crank is a highly modded Q Rings rotor adapted to a FOVNO Goblin arms and Spindle which has been carved hollow to shave massive weight. Unfortunately I don't have video on it. Yes I have solid ideas now on my next carbon frame which I will likely do end of this year. Especially needing to simplify my the lay up process
I'm making and repairing bicycles since 2007. A thing to avoid is laminate carbon fiber without any insulation like glass fiber over metal parts, such as aluminum and steel, problem is the galvanic corrosion. Stainless steel and titanium without insulation are OK.
You are a LEGEND!!!
excellent!!!
Many thanks!
Really you are a genius❤😊
This is really amazing!
Excellent work!
My pleasure. Thank you!
You know whatyou should do with thar frame?
Finish aanding it and then cut it up to make molds for your jointa and cast them
Thwy would be much stronger would look better.
The unevenness of the joints and the non uniform grinding and sanding givevmevlow confidence in the strength of the frame.
Use ir to make
That's a solid idea
Wow! Amazing project! Can we ask for the measurements and drawings of the jig? Thank you!
Thanks. There was never a drawing of the jig. Simply something I put up based on what I had in mind. I do use an existing frame to give me guidance of the length needed for the sort of sizing for my body
Just beautiful. No other word. Just beautiful. This gives me hope that i too could work on a project like this. How well is your frame holding up? Have you bench tested it? I would love to build something like this but I'm concerned about how strong the joints are. Could you share your experience? Thank you mate
Thank you. Last Saturday ride, bike still holding great. I even did that thing like descending down some stairs (sloping ones) and was genuinely pleased my bike still in one piece. Lol. My only advise is don't take carbon fiber lightly with the hazard risks. Use skin protection all the time. Cheers
Amazing video , Good job sir, 👏 👍 👌
Thank you!
Awesome! Congrats!
Beautiful Bike!
Awesome build Andy! You make it look simple for hobbyist to attempt DIY carbon bike build. Can you share where you source for bottom bracket shell and the rear fork attachment?
why is no one concerned about carbon fiber dust and the hazards to human lungs? Commercial factories are required to capture the dust, since it is known to be toxic. Casually grinding carbon fiber tubes will throw dust all over, even if you can't see it.
You speak of the truth. Yes carbon fiber fumes and slivers are very dangerous. Off video when I am doing the most intense work, I actually covered my whole body with plastic wraps around my arms, legs, body emulating full body coverall. Then I use 3M face masks all the time. After every sessions, I will immediately shower heavily to ensure no residual stuffs. Nasty really
@@AndyEFonUA-cam glad you described the precautions, so that other people know to be careful. Some of the comments kind of scared me and gave me the impression they were thinking of doing it. Might even be a great video to show those interested what they should do, since it's no joke. they can learn from you :)
@@woolfel I will add a line at the start of my Vid and also at the end, your concerns are very valid and I don't want anyone to get harmed just because they see me doing it. Thanks again buddy
@Hambini are you watching?
Wonderful work, I was spellbound! Can you tell me what those cranks are?
The Crankset is a custom hand hacked Fovno Goblin to accept Rotor Q Ring
@@AndyEFonUA-cam Ah, Drillium, nice work.
Bonjour, joli travail !
Pouvez-vous nous dire quel est la marque et le modèle de manettes de frein, de freins, de changements de vitesses, que vous avez utilisé ?
Merci.
obra de méstri aki no brasil tem keter mais ums méstri como vc aki ai as bike aki teria mais valor ecelente progeto parabens amigão
Great video
beautiful.. nice job
Thank You!
This bike was really easy to assemble ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.
Great build!
Could yoh tell me lenght of each tube? Did you buy 1000mm or 500mm long pieces?
Thanks a lot and keep up the good work
The top and down tubes need to be 1000mm so that there will be enough length to play with, the rest all 500mm tubes
Hi there, great project, congratulation! Is there a parts list available? I really like your cockpit setup (handlebar and shifters).
What an attitude! You just did it! What's the weight of the frame? Weight of the assembled bike? Is there any issues after 1 year?
I see the whole bike weight is 6kg. Impressive!
Motivation
😮 bonita bici. 👏👏👏
What kind of cranks arms are? They look very lightness
It's Fovno Goblin heavily machined to shave weights. My Rotor Q Rings uses Rotor mount but I hacked in a three hole mounting around it to match the Fovno SRAM 3 points mount, and it worked!
love the osprey decals, and really awesome build! just one point, apparently carbon dust is really bad for the lungs, and i notice you were wearing a fabric mask in one of the video clips. maybe you might want to look into a industrial respirator (about 30$usd i think), especially if you are sanding so much carbon. cheers! hope to see more creative builds in the future
Thank you. And you are correct. I am going to get proper masks if I am doing anything to do with Carbon fibers. They are nasty! I have to swap a few 3M face masks in doing this one
Wow, great looking build! Where did you get that carbon bottle cage? Ans what type of brakes are those?
Thanks! The bottle cage is an unbranded unit bought via Aliexpress. The brake calipers are Litepro Carbon, also Aliexpress, lol
ótimo video , eu gostaria de saber o que é aquela pasta branca aplicada no dropout..
outra pergunta , o guia dos cabos de aço voc/~e não mostrou como foi feito, fiquei querendo saber
That's a 3 ton white epoxy glue
Hey man, in which country do you live? looks tropical, .. south america? thanks for the videos. had a lot of struggle with a retro bike
Hi, thank you for this informative video ! What that of tube did you use ? Rolled Wrapped ? How is the torsional stiffness ? How much better would a Pull Winded or Braided tube would perform in torsion compared to a Roll Wrapped ? Regards
Bravo!
6 kg is a real success.. how is it going ? is there any damage or crack ?
1. Не указан вес получившейся рамы. Карбоновая рама делается либо ради жесткости, либо ради веса. 2. Дорогая рама от дешевой отличается количеством смолы между волокнами, тут явно очень много смолы между волокнами. 3. Сколько всего денег ушло суммарно на расходные компоненты и материалы? 4. Так как прошел уже год, интересно как поживает рама сейчас, особенно в области задних перьев и кареточного стакана.
This was interesting. BTW any neighbour complaining about all that cutting and sanding on the balcony? :)
Lol. So far no issues
prick the binding tape with a pin to let the excess resin out
how was the bike ? after a year? what problemss did you encounter ? are you still using it?
I stopped using it a while ago, I made some error with the geometry being too upright and doesn't feel comfortable for long ride, even wobbly. I am back riding a Shimano steel bike now that you can check on my other video. The carbon frame is still with me hanging on the wall
truly incredible, what was the weight of the frame alone?
Thanks!. The frame alone js 780gm
Fun.
How did you sand it sir? I wanna know, I am a Mechanical Engineering student, I might make this also in the future. Thank you for the answer.
Sanding done in three different methods. Using rotary machines like my dremel drill and grinder with 80 grit bits. Then hand sanding using sandpapers, then wet sanding for finishing touches. Nothing special. Just repetitive and exhausting works
@@AndyEFonUA-cam and another question, despite after of all the sandings, why is it that the carbon tubing was glossy???
Properly made carbon fibers will always be glossy when coated with clear coats, simple. You can even polish them as well
@@AndyEFonUA-cam thank you sir.
Can I ask how was it today? You and my dad had the same concept but he wants a road bike and I showed him this video
It is no longer in use but it lasted for a while. The reasons I didn't use it anymore because I made the wrong calculation on the geometry which is lacking slack making the bike unstable at certain angles
Nice build sir! May i know the weight of the frame alone?
The frame final weight is 790gm with paint, clear coat and cable bosses
Omg I might just build my own lightweight frame! Hehe. Thanks for the very good info. Please update us on the durability especially of the jointed parts. Ride safe
Impressive.
What brand/type of crank did you use?
The crank arms are custom modded FOVNO Goblin I did sometime ago. The chainring of course ROTOR Q Rings
Great work!! How is it holding up?
Great vid and a superb work.
Quick question. What tire width & psi would you go normally for light gravel on this and the Raleigh? Asking out of curiosity, although it's different from rider to rider
Thanks. For my weight which is 60kg, I go gravel with no more than 75 PSI on 28c tyres. I would go lower on pressure for bigger tyres, like 50PSI even on 40c
qual o nome desse guidão!? trabalho espetacular parabens!!!!
The handlebar is a corner bar from ZNIINO. You can find it in Aliexpress, search for Zniino Gravel Bar and you will find it
@@AndyEFonUA-cam muito obrigado!!
Great work. I am curious about durability of the frame after solid milage.
Ps. Did you removed half of SPD pedals ;p ?
Thanks. As I mentioned, only time will tell. Yes the SPD is one side only 😜
Thanks sir i also going to bild bicycle at home can you help me pls
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Genial felicidades 👏
Wow