The Proteus Framebuilding Book - Proteus Bicycles

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<strong>Proteus</strong> Design framebuilders are professionals who useinvolved techniques and thousands of dollars in machinery andfixtures. While writing this book we have kept in mind thebasics of frame building. However, we may have written somepassages or made some drawings that may be confusing. If youfeel that this has occurred or we have omitted material thatmay have been of help to you, please let us know. This informationwill be of great help to us in compiling future editions.
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7PROTEUS DESIGN INC.THE PROTEUSFRAM
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I would like to thank the following
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Painting''Metal Preparation 77Apply
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Just get ones with metric, or Engli
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,It is not necessary to use differe
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.frame more responsive and less ene
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The other consideration, clearance,
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Thisthe axle center to the ground.
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connecting the center of the bottom
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Roadgauge of tubing. Most sets avai
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efore any damage will occur. So eve
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The first miter you will work on is
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the bottom bracket shell and hold t
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Preparing the LugsThe next step is
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CenterlineFig. 3If possible, use so
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area where the clamp was. Turn the
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.8the frame will have cooled enough
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.touch anything. You don't have to
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kept in mind. First, the style of j
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The dropout may be able to swing a
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Using the scribe marks as a guide,
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Gently remove the wheel. Don't worr
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and bend the dropout to correct the
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that you are ruining your frame. Th
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.Use a small round file for this. T
Page 61 and 62: crushed. At this point the end shou
Page 63 and 64: especially true with silver, which
Page 65 and 66: emain in the right place and you ca
Page 68 and 69: .is much easier to work on them whe
Page 71 and 72: the board. (See Fig. 5B.)Lay the st
Page 73 and 74: Fixing the 2" x 4" axle assembly to
Page 75 and 76: Correct blade angle ,. WrongangleFi
Page 77 and 78: the right and left measurements are
Page 79 and 80: ItLots of points, you may want to s
Page 81 and 82: the lugs and fork crown. For final
Page 83 and 84: PointsNext, using a curved or large
Page 85 and 86: frame. Two popular styles are domed
Page 87 and 88: IPaintingrub your fingers over all
Page 90 and 91: .necessary to use small pieces of s
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Page 94 and 95: .wascomplete.Applying the PrimerA p
Page 96 and 97: .ofthink it'd be clean. Chances are
Page 98 and 99: a similar method. At- this point it
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Page 102 and 103: Peoplepaint to give a bright, shiny
Page 104 and 105: OneAcrylic.and the frame can be bui
Page 106 and 107: the frame members apart. The diffic
Page 108 and 109: \bottom bracket or the seat tube ou
Page 110 and 111: Seat & Chain Stays 4 piecesFork Col
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