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AidenC. Started a new thread MTB Parts Donation!
7/20/2026 2:28pm Hi Everyone! I'm a young college student working towards building my own full suspension mountain bike. The style is that of a modern down country bike, but it's costly. All my money currently is going into the raw material and fabrication process of the frame, but I need more than that so that it can sit on two wheels. I'm...
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Big Bird Liked a reply to forum topic Frame Fabrication
5/2/2026 4:24pm
Good job taking the initiative to build your own frame. Well done Sir! I've built two suspension bikes for myself, but I've only done single pivot frames using Santa Cruz swing arms. An OG Bullit Slopestyle frame and a second generation Bullit DH frame. I'm actually in the process of designing new dropouts for the second gen DH bike so I can give it to a friend's son as it currently has 26" wheels. His dad has a hobby sized CNC to actually make them. Are you using existing rockers from another bike? Or are you planning to make those...
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AidenC. Added a reply to Frame Fabrication
5/2/2026 4:24pm I will be machining my own rocker and yoke for the rear shock. I have access to a lathe, tube bender, cnc mill, router, mig and tig welder, as well as the usual bandsaw, drill press, and plasma cutter. I plan on making this almost entirely out of chromaly, and ideally using something like pcbway to have custom parts ordered...
AidenC. Started a new thread Frame Fabrication
5/2/2026 11:15am Hey Everybody! I'm a 19 yr old who's looking into designing his own full suspension bike out of steel using what I have in my garage. It's focused more on being a more aggressive xc style bike (or downcountry as I call it), and it's shaped out to be a similar style to that of a modern specialized epic evo...
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