Making a FORK for my Gravel Bike // Paul Brodie's Shop

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@chrisstoughton5560
@chrisstoughton5560 11 ай бұрын
You look like you are feeling better. It is so good to see and Mitch collaborating in the shop more often!
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Yes! Thank you!
@stevecarlisle3323
@stevecarlisle3323 11 ай бұрын
​@@paulbrodieKeep On keeping us entertained !
@tomthompson7400
@tomthompson7400 11 ай бұрын
I have no more need for a gravel fork than I have for a soup knife ,, never have had , never will have , but Im still looking forwards to watching the video.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
I hope you like our video :)
@domenicomonteleone3055
@domenicomonteleone3055 11 ай бұрын
​@@paulbrodiePaul hello good Friday morning to you nice to see you working respect back to you both 😊😊😊
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
@@domenicomonteleone3055 Good Morning to you as well...
@domenicomonteleone3055
@domenicomonteleone3055 11 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie Paul Brodie good later afternoon to you thank you kindly for the response back to me i really like the video 📹 😀 😊.
@weedmanwestvancouverbc9266
@weedmanwestvancouverbc9266 8 ай бұрын
Your comments about gravel bikes being a bit of a marketing trick is fairly spot on. Is there any advantage to using the tapered style of steerer tube that goes from 1 and 1/8 of an inch to 1 and 3/8 of an inch? It should be a bit stronger as people also put rocks on these bikes now for little micro tours
@markzurowski3627
@markzurowski3627 11 ай бұрын
I love to see these videos of how bikes were made in the infancy of the MTB scene before the mass production in overseas facilities. The logic and reasoning along with the custom built jigs and tooling is impressive.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you Mark. I do enjoy showing how things happen in my shop...
@Lecon60
@Lecon60 11 ай бұрын
I'm 55 and still learning new things. I visit my local school often and bring in a project and tell them how I just learned to weld, or I learned something new at the fore department. I'm always telling them, it's never too late to try something new. I love spending time working in my basement shop, working a new technique into a build or repair. I recently purchased an oxygen generator from a medical supply who was sending out their old ones to be recycled and I've been practicing brazing with propane and oxygen. I've only used this combo when brazing platinum. Currently I have an old mini jewelers torch. I've just ordered a new setup for acetylene. I'm ordering new solder. Most of what I have is jewelers wire solder which are gold and silver from 55, 65 and 75 percent. I taught myself to weld a few years ago and I love working metal.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
I think you have a very good attitude, and sharing with a local school is excellent! All the best to you :)
@nicholaskemp2246
@nicholaskemp2246 11 ай бұрын
Good to see you looking so well Paul. I hope you're feeling as good as you look. Many prayers for you. 🙏.
@hordboy
@hordboy 11 ай бұрын
+1
@CMillz884
@CMillz884 11 ай бұрын
Looking 10 years younger Paul! Thank you for another brilliant upload
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
You are very kind. Thanks for watching!
@sirrick59
@sirrick59 11 ай бұрын
More coffee coming your way guys, Cheers and thanks
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you. Coffee donations really do help our little channel :)
@yodasbff3395
@yodasbff3395 11 ай бұрын
Your workmanship is impeccable. Your attention to detail is amazing. Thanks for sharing 👍.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thanks very much :)
@paulsto6516
@paulsto6516 11 ай бұрын
I love to watch you work. And Mitch does a great job of capturing the process.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Paul. Would you say that we are a good team?
@paulsto6516
@paulsto6516 11 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie A great team indeed!!
@chrisfournier6144
@chrisfournier6144 11 ай бұрын
“Leftovers”! They make for some really fun shop projects and lunches in the shop.
@blackhole4080
@blackhole4080 11 ай бұрын
👍Watching you make bike parts is like meditating
@rpmunlimited397
@rpmunlimited397 11 ай бұрын
I googled the gravel bike, and you are correct. They look very much like my Royce Union Mountain bike in my garage I bought in the mid-eighties. I don't think it's going to convince my teen daughter that I'm ahead of the curve cutting-edge cool, however.
@mastersofelevation
@mastersofelevation 11 ай бұрын
Really looking forward to follow this build! I would love to hear a deep dive in forks with straight or curved legs, the subject was just touched now... It's often ranted that gravel bikes are "just retro MTBs with dropbars" and since you were part of creating those very bikes it will be interesting to see your take on this. IMO gravel is not a gimmick, but a very logic platform for versatile bikes that can be tweaked in many directions. Growing up in the countryside, gravel just ment "road". It's all the other bikes that are scen-specific! 😊
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 10 ай бұрын
In the video I did comment that gravel bikes are very much like mountain bikes out of the 80's with some modern refinements :)
@thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind
@thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind 11 ай бұрын
You make it look easy.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
That is one of my specialties. Thank you very much.
@frankidoodle
@frankidoodle 11 ай бұрын
Really great to see you sharing with us your craftsmanship and knowledge. Just knew the bikes, now I see the man behind. As a bicycle Fan I really enjoyed watching. Thank you very much.👍👍
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting...
@salvadorsepulveda6415
@salvadorsepulveda6415 11 ай бұрын
Great to see the master of masters showing his talent and teaching 👏 🏆 🙏
@GeneticVehicle
@GeneticVehicle 11 ай бұрын
This channel is a unique and precious resource.
@matthewfreeman530
@matthewfreeman530 11 ай бұрын
Unbound Gravel 200, in my home town of Emporia, KS. Go for the beauty of the Flint Hills and tall grass prairies.
@petepure3387
@petepure3387 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic as always. Thanks Mr Paul and Mr Mitch!
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you Pete!
@petepure3387
@petepure3387 11 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie You're welcome. Stay strong champ! 🙂
@timc.4709
@timc.4709 11 ай бұрын
Paul, your forks are gorgeous. Forking amazing. I'm also impressed at how good you are with a) Sharpies, b) files, and c) a hacksaw.
@BLoudermilk
@BLoudermilk 11 ай бұрын
Watching you work never gets old. A true craftsman!
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@bluntandy
@bluntandy 11 ай бұрын
It's fascinating to watch Paul's hands. When showing a part to the camera he has a small tremor. When welding he's rock steady. When I'm welding (poorly) my small tremor becomes a big one.
@Vikingman2024
@Vikingman2024 10 ай бұрын
Outstanding video, especially the jigs and how they work, you are making history my friend. Thanks so much!!
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 9 ай бұрын
And thank you for watching :)
@georgestewart1325
@georgestewart1325 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic skills and attention to detail. Love your channel
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@tomfortson5147
@tomfortson5147 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Paul and Mitch! I loved how you finessed the joint surfaces into shape. All this using the makeshift fixturing, too. Great job!
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching..
@user-se1nb2jm9r
@user-se1nb2jm9r 11 ай бұрын
Thank you. Your videos are unique and very helpful.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you. It's good to be unique. Sure wouldn't want to copy anyone!
@jackryan7397
@jackryan7397 11 ай бұрын
so glad that see you back at it
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Jack. Yes, I do enjoy being "back at it"....
@francissobotka8725
@francissobotka8725 22 сағат бұрын
Paul you should make some type of small doodad to sell out of brass or copper
@tiffinthyme5822
@tiffinthyme5822 11 ай бұрын
Hello Paul, great to see you using the file extensively I love using hand tools. What a great job you did too. In a world of power assisted tools it is so rewarding to see true hand skills. My late grandfather taught me that you should learn how to use a hand tool before setting out to use a powered tool. Clearly sensible. Thank you to both you and Mitch. Regards Kevin.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Kevin. Yes, not too many of us left using hand tools. That is what I fear. It is amazing what can be done with simple hand tools.
@satchelsieniewicz738
@satchelsieniewicz738 10 ай бұрын
LOVE that your back!
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 10 ай бұрын
It's good to be back, thanks!!
@thmawhirt
@thmawhirt 11 ай бұрын
If that's fooling around to make a one off, then it's precision fooling around. We wouldn't expect anything else. Never owned a bike in my life but fascinating to see just how complex they are to build properly.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you. I highly recommend owning a bicycle. It has the potential to change you life :)
@dennisyoung4631
@dennisyoung4631 11 ай бұрын
This is so even if it’s electrified (useful if you’re getting on in years and/or need to go farther distances; in my case, both of those things) and has more than two wheels. (In the future. Currently have the more usual two-wheel layout.)
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
@@dennisyoung4631 I have a FS e-bike and it is great!
@xpndblhero5170
@xpndblhero5170 11 ай бұрын
This is a crazy amount of precision on one part..... I've never seen a fork made from scratch but now I want to try and make one. LoL
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Crazy amount of precision... Yes, but a fork is the steering input so it had better be good. Just as much precision goes into the frame...
@xpndblhero5170
@xpndblhero5170 11 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie - I just need to play around and make mistakes so I can learn how to do it.... LoL
@1crazypj
@1crazypj 11 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie Not being an engineer I'm always afraid something is going to break so I tend to overbuild 'everything' which isn't so great on 'human powered vehicle' 😁
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
@@1crazypj Yes, you do not want a fork to fail... ever. Overbuilding a fork makes sense to me.
@sirpenguin1969
@sirpenguin1969 11 ай бұрын
Beautiful fabrication and camera work. I hope you are getting better. Thanks to both of you guys for putting out this awesome content! Seeing those fork blades mitred by hand was inspiring. This channel is such an informative insight for anybody who wants to do their own fabrication work.
@termecycles
@termecycles 11 ай бұрын
Hey Paul, thanks a lot everything. Really, I learn much more things.
@Mark-RD350
@Mark-RD350 11 ай бұрын
It's great to see what go's into building a bike, every day's a school day thank you Paul I look forward to seeing you in the next cartoon.
@user-dv9zt5wq1j
@user-dv9zt5wq1j 11 ай бұрын
New viewer from England. Love your work AMAZING!
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Appreciate your comments....
@bigmuz_pilot
@bigmuz_pilot 11 ай бұрын
You're looking really good Paul, hope you feel better! Love from Australia, thanks for what you do
@TL243
@TL243 11 ай бұрын
Awesome!!
@freakyfreerider
@freakyfreerider 11 ай бұрын
Really wanted to see it all finished! Looks good and super strong. Well done.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Might do a video where I mount the brake caliper... Thanks for watching!
@slideman.
@slideman. 11 ай бұрын
beautiful work! It's really good to see how this fork is built in comparison with the ROMAX fork (built previously) , where the jig did all the alignment, and fitment, work. Thanks for a great video!
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you. Yes, it really was a different approach to the Romax fork. I just like making stuff, so either way is good for me.
@andrewharris3380
@andrewharris3380 11 ай бұрын
I used to make the Lotus 110 & the F1 cycles mountain bike. Love your work and learning learning something new.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍 I bet we could share some stories!!
@robertminato2706
@robertminato2706 11 ай бұрын
I really love watching you work its always perfection. thank you for sharing.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and commenting!
@Metal-Possum
@Metal-Possum 11 ай бұрын
"A gravel bike is like a mountain bike from the 80's". Meanwhile, I've just been riding mountain bikes from the 80's in various configurations. Cruiser bars, dirt drops, alt-bars, The rack and mudguard eyelets are a nice bonus, as well as the 80's paint jobs.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Seems like we have evolved from the same era. Those were good times back in the 80's :)
@fastbike9845
@fastbike9845 11 ай бұрын
Another superb video, explaining the why as well as the how. Many thanks Paul for sharing your knowledge and Mitch for the great production skills (Sitting here in my Milling Time hoodie)
@shaunkrawitz
@shaunkrawitz 11 ай бұрын
id love to be able to fool around and come out with a fork like that! lovely craftmanship as always!
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Do something long enough and you will get good at it... Thanks for watching!
@philipspencer1834
@philipspencer1834 11 ай бұрын
You are looking well Paul. 😎👍
@daveanderson2316
@daveanderson2316 11 ай бұрын
Entertaining as always Paul. Best wishes.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Dave. Glad you are entertained by our videos!!
@theriver8524
@theriver8524 10 ай бұрын
Informative video, I had no idea about Westwood rims! Wish you highlighted tubulars a bit, they are still around and y'all still have a few models. Mounting up my Schwalbe Racing Ralph HTs soon!
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 9 ай бұрын
Did I say Westwood rims? I don't think so. I have not heard of Westwood rims... Thanks for watching :)
@georgeross9834
@georgeross9834 11 ай бұрын
Very nicely done 😊
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly :)
@slimdog72
@slimdog72 11 ай бұрын
I did enjoy that vid. Thanks for the master class.
@djfaber
@djfaber 11 ай бұрын
Another fabrication master class, thanks Paul!
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thanks very much!
@MASI_forging
@MASI_forging 11 ай бұрын
Such a talent and skill ☺☺
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly :)
@tphilpin
@tphilpin 11 ай бұрын
Hey Paul, You are looking good. Hope the outlook is favorable. Big fan of your craftsmanship, and know-how. All the best.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly. Right now I am doing just fine...
@ShotgunAU
@ShotgunAU 11 ай бұрын
Always Rad! Cheers.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@karlalton3170
@karlalton3170 11 ай бұрын
Interesting video as always Paul , great job 😁😁🤘🤘
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍 Glad you enjoyed it..
@1crazypj
@1crazypj 11 ай бұрын
Gotta love some improvisation making custom parts. Something that has puzzled me since I was about 12-13, how are the tapered tubes actually made? Over the years I've cut up a few fork blades and chain-stays, there isn't a seam inside so they are hot drawn? The technology has been used for over 100 years on all types of bicycles, including really cheap ones but I still don't know how it's done?
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Tapered tubes are made on a "swaging machine"... I have never seen one. Very powerful, probably noisy too. External rollers are used to "swage" the tubes to smaller dimensions...
@franciscomartinez-up9lq
@franciscomartinez-up9lq 11 ай бұрын
Excelente teaching ❤
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you Fransisco!
@Alanbataar
@Alanbataar 11 ай бұрын
Paul & Mitch, as always, thank you! I always really enjoy your discussion of jigs & fixtures. Hole saws... ugh. I have such mixed feelings about them - when they work, they're awesome, but when they go bad, they go all the way bad. I blew up a holes saw in my lathe a maybe 3 months ago, it was ugly. The arbor thread was very thin and stripped out. I welded a new disc to the back - I've done this before with great success. I was facing the arbor mating surface flat, and the saw collapsed inside the chuck when the tool touched the disc. Something flew out hard enough snap off the quick-change tool post locking handle! I found the knob for that handle all the way across the shop.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
You be careful with those hole saws! Maybe you need a higher quality, as hole saws last me very well, and I have not had problems like you have experienced...
@Alanbataar
@Alanbataar 11 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie Yes, undoubtedly. This was a big box store hole saw. What brands do you use?
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
@@Alanbataar Brands that have worked well for me are Starrett and Milwaukee ...
@Commander_ZiN
@Commander_ZiN 8 ай бұрын
I like what you said about how a gravel bike wasn't much different from a mountain bike in the 80's. I have an early 90's mountain bike and some guy online was telling me to get a hybrid instead of a new mountain bike. I'd never heard of a hybrid before, to me a mountain bike was a hybrid between a BMX and a racer, so I had to google what a hybrid was. The description online just sounded like a gravel bike or an old mountain bike to me. The guy online who was in his 50's and should know better kept saying a hybrid wasn't a mountain bike but wouldn't supply me his description of one, as far as I could tell it was basically mostly the same as an old mountain bike, so I don't know why it's not called a mountain bike. I think they have too many categories for very similar bikes. As far as I'm concerned they're all mountain bikes and they're just sub categories. Nice work on the forks.
@MegaTubescreamer
@MegaTubescreamer 11 ай бұрын
what`s better than hand crafted !😇👍 thanks paul and mitch a great instalment from the dynamic duo, !
@kostais
@kostais 11 ай бұрын
Amazing
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Why thank you very much...
@ccbproductsmulti-bendaustr3200
@ccbproductsmulti-bendaustr3200 11 ай бұрын
👏👏👌 Cheers Chris
@Free_Ranger_CT110
@Free_Ranger_CT110 11 ай бұрын
"They invented a new category to sell more bikes" Absolutely they did, much the same in motorcycling with the term 'adventure bike'. To me any bike is an adventure bike.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Yes, there is a LOT of marketing that goes on in the two wheeled world... Thanks for watching!
@lynxg4641
@lynxg4641 11 ай бұрын
Love your reasoning on the newest "fad" Paul, absolutely 100% accurate, a modern gravel bike is just an 80s MTB with TA instead of QR and disc brakes, i.e. some of the first 29er MTBs would be good candidates for one 😆 So, looking at your drawing and the reference 650B wheel, seems to me that you built a fork capable of running a 29er/700 wheel as well/instead - is it going to be 650B or 29er/700C? To me a 29er/700C would make the most sense and rims, tyres etc would be more widely available for it. Also curious, what did you set the offset too 37mm or 42mm, or did you do more? Guess we'll be having the pleasure of seeing you build the rest of the bike, which has me wondering if you've settled on the geo yet? I'd say my old '08 Karate Monkey has pretty good "gravel bike" geo, if maybe a tad too steep HTA and bit short Reach, if you want to really play on the more technical off road, think my ideal "gravel bike geo would have a 70* HTA and 73* ESTA, designed around running a regular flat/MTB handlebar and 70mm stem, so longer Reach than a drop bar variant. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
I have the 650b wheels, so that is what I'm going with. A 29er wheel would have to have a very skinny tire to fit. I do like 650b. The fork offset is 45mm; I think I mentioned that in the video.. Head angle 70.5 degrees, seat angle 74; just the same as the mountain bikes we used to make :)
@lynxg4641
@lynxg4641 11 ай бұрын
Paul, if you did mention the fork offset/rake, I didn't hear it, thanks for answering, sounds like that's going to be one sweet "gravel" bike. Well, maybe it won't fit a 29er setup, but sure would fit a nice 650B+ 2.8" if you wanted to take it off road on some proper trails 😀 That's very interesting, didn't realise that back then you were already making MTBs with a 74* STA, that's pretty progressive for back then.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
@@lynxg4641 Thanks.. I have a FS e-bike for the trails. It suits me very well. The gravel bike is just for fun and to rip around my neighbourhood...
@mikey7278
@mikey7278 11 ай бұрын
Please can we see the bike when its finished? 🙏😎
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Yes, I still have to make the frame, and paint it orange with a black splatter :)
@mikey7278
@mikey7278 11 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie 😎✌
@koltface
@koltface 11 ай бұрын
Absolutely beautiful! Would you consider using a ball end mill for the steerer tube miters?
@dennisyoung4631
@dennisyoung4631 11 ай бұрын
At 5:10 or so, you have “brazing glasses.” I’d like to know where to get some like them, for a gift.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Wish I could tell you, but I got them handed down to me from my Father, and he had them in England way back in the sixties!
@AAAnthonyyep
@AAAnthonyyep 11 ай бұрын
Mate your looking well
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
I am trying, so thank you!
@MultiMeschi
@MultiMeschi 11 ай бұрын
It'd be interesting to hear your reasoning behind splitting the joining process between TIG, nickel-silver, and brass. Is the TIG welding only done to spot-weld the parts into position or are there structural reasons? About the nickel-silver and the brass solder: I guess the order is dictated by the melting temperatures of the two materials. Is the nickel-silver stronger than the brass solder, or why are you using both processes? It's always interesting to see your custom-built fixtures 👍 Cheers
@marksun.7861
@marksun.7861 11 ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏻
@bbocjcp
@bbocjcp 11 ай бұрын
Love your videos and I always look forward to new ones coming out. Do you have any videos that go into the tools in your workshop ? For example, I see you have a Record vice (not sure if it's a No.4 or a No.5), but you have recessed it into the workbench top and pulled it forward slightly. I'd love to know the reasoning for this
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you. My 5" vise is mounted forward because when I hold a frame in the wooden frame blocks in the vise, it needs to hang down under the vise, and not interfere with the workbench or the shelf below... make sense? The vise is very securely mounted to the steel frame of the workbench with (probably..) 1/2" NF bolts. It can't move from the force needed to align frames and forks. The plywood is cut out so that it fits around the mounting points of the vise...
@zejtroj
@zejtroj 11 ай бұрын
The pinch bolt on non threaded side is not needed, as Maxle axle (that You are using) expands and locks itself in the dropout when You lock the axle lever. It is kinda quick release through axle.
@livinglifeontheedge4261
@livinglifeontheedge4261 11 ай бұрын
Where I live gravel is apt to be anything from rip rap chunk to hard pack. I used to use 45mm wheelsets with drop bar but after too many flats I now use my 150mm FS bike with 2.5 tyres supplemented with a 1000w PAS mid motor....more akin to the Tiger Cub I guess but it sure is fun on the gated logging roads down here! As well as beaches and single track that are part of my routes.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Yes, I have a FS e-bike and I am enjoying that a lot. Sounds like you are on the same pathway!
@livinglifeontheedge4261
@livinglifeontheedge4261 11 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie Yup, the off the beaten one!
@johnegan4056
@johnegan4056 11 ай бұрын
Those jigs must have saved you so much time over the years
@opieshomeshop
@opieshomeshop 11 ай бұрын
The rake is positive caster. Caster helps to stabilize the wheel which is why a person can ride a bike with no hands. If there were neutral or even negative caster and a person tried riding a bike with no hands the front wheel would flop back and forth or even go 90 degrees sending the rider flying through the air with the greatest of ease. Too much caster has its draw backs however the faster a bike is going to go, the more positive caster is needed to maintain wheel stability.. Bicycles won't need to worry about this, but motorcycles would. If more caster isn't added for a bike going really fast, the same issues will result with the wheel shimmying back and forth and maybe even going 90 degrees, thus sending the rider through the air with the greatest of ease. This is why drag bikes have such an extreme amount of caster on their front forks. Cars and trucks also have caster and the faster a car or truck goes the more caster is needed to keep the wheels stable at high speed.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
You're only talking about one part of the equation. What determines the handling of a bike is the "trail". Trail has 3 components: head tube angle, rake, or offset, of the fork, and wheel size...
@opieshomeshop
@opieshomeshop 11 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie Head tube is a function of caster, as rake is. On motorcycles and bikes its a little more involved whereas on cars its a little more enigmatic in how its designed and functions. When I built my motorcycles I always kept a stock headtube angle but Id choose forks with a little more "offset" on the end and that always worked for really good handling on the road and switchbacks and I never did any speeding so I didn't have to worry about wheel shimmy at high speed.
@tryphontournesol427
@tryphontournesol427 11 ай бұрын
Just put a fork in the gravel driveway and you got a gravel fork... :)
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Why not?
@wills.7626
@wills.7626 11 ай бұрын
Man, your hole saws run true. Do you face their mounting surface in the lathe before you mount them to their collet adapters?
@Braench
@Braench 11 ай бұрын
How are shipping costs for Merch over to Europe? Or do i have to stop on my next Canada Trip and say hello? Thanks again for amazing Content that is educating and entertaining.
@rcr286
@rcr286 11 ай бұрын
Are you going to TIG the dropout/clamps or are you going to braze them too?
@jackpledger8118
@jackpledger8118 11 ай бұрын
Paul, have you considered using a 1" ball nose mill in your milling machine to miter the forks rather than filing?
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Jack, I have not considered that. As mentioned in the video, this is the very first time that I have actually filed the mitre for a uncrown fork. A 1 1/8" ball nose windmill (not 1"..) would be quite expensive, and the chances of one of the flutes catching the edge of the tube, and thereby possibly destroying it, are high. And that is why frame builders usually mitre with hole saws (cheap..) and not large windmills. Thanks for commenting.
@williamtromblay6795
@williamtromblay6795 8 ай бұрын
Hi. I have noticed that you braze over your TIG weld joints. Do you do this for cosmetic reasons or for needed strength? I love your videos, thx Bill
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 8 ай бұрын
It's just easier and faster to Tig tack, then fillet braze. That's what I like to do. They are both very strong. And fillet brazing is personal preference, sometimes!
@williamtromblay6795
@williamtromblay6795 8 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie thank you for the response. Great video series!
@leonardofurlan7034
@leonardofurlan7034 11 ай бұрын
Sensacional 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Thank you very much...
@GreggMax
@GreggMax 11 ай бұрын
🤓
@ledfootlou2540
@ledfootlou2540 11 ай бұрын
What kind of blast cabinet is that? Would you buy it again? I’m looking to get a blast cabinet for bicycle and other general shop use.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
I believe it was made by Rotor. I bought it in 1988. I would buy it again...
@MrYuk-xp4bl
@MrYuk-xp4bl 11 ай бұрын
We used to call it cyclecross.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
Bit different. In cyclocross I believe the widest tire you can run is a 35mm, but I could be wrong...
@MrYuk-xp4bl
@MrYuk-xp4bl 11 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie Hi, you are correct, they are different. I should google before I comment. Tire width, frame geometry, gearing, and a couple other things set them apart. Thanks for the vids, happy you a feeling better.
@margueritemitchell1829
@margueritemitchell1829 11 ай бұрын
I love watching your videos Hello from British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦🖐❤👌🖼🎨🖌🎠🎪🍁🏊‍♂️🛶👍🤭
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 11 ай бұрын
From BC to somewhere else in BC, Thank You!
@saltygenx2743
@saltygenx2743 8 ай бұрын
How much would it cost to have a 29er BMX fork made to fit a tapered headset?
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 8 ай бұрын
Good question. I really have no idea, sorry. I am retired....
@saltygenx2743
@saltygenx2743 8 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie just figured you'd have an idea. Thanks, loved the video by the way.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 8 ай бұрын
Thanks. Our well known local, experienced framebuilder charges $1000 for a custom fork...
@saltygenx2743
@saltygenx2743 8 ай бұрын
I ride too hard for a rigid fork.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 8 ай бұрын
I also have a full suspension bike with a motor. For riding around the city, a rigid fork can be nice.
@Ima184mm
@Ima184mm 11 ай бұрын
Sir do you have apprentice?
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 10 ай бұрын
I do not have an apprentice.
@kostais
@kostais 11 ай бұрын
I watch every your video Mr. Brodie And I cannot decide on which side I am. Half of me wants to make bike parts and accessories by hands Another half understands that it is much much cheaper just buy them. Even if I can afford brazing tools, lathe or drill press I don't want to commercialize this hobby. And so I just afraid tools will be staying in garage useless after some time. And here I am with a small propane torch, vise and file struggling to make a pizza rack :)
@prince-rc5pv
@prince-rc5pv 9 ай бұрын
Sir please what is the thickness of the tube.
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 9 ай бұрын
Which tube?
@prince-rc5pv
@prince-rc5pv 9 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie For the FORK please
@paulbrodie
@paulbrodie 9 ай бұрын
Yes, I know that. The fork has TWO tubes: the steerer tube, and the unicrown fork blade. That is why I asked you "which tube"...
@prince-rc5pv
@prince-rc5pv 9 ай бұрын
@@paulbrodie both of the tube please
@hrxy1
@hrxy1 11 ай бұрын
I do not wear black, I do not buy any black items
@mitchellnurseproductions
@mitchellnurseproductions 11 ай бұрын
Shirts and hoodies come in a variety of colours once you click on the item!
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