# HANDMADE CARBON BACKYARD FRAME
**URL:** https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331
**Category:** Linkblog
**Created:** [January 13, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331 "2010-01-13T06:12:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@gypsy](https://fixed.org.au/u/gypsy)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/1 "2010-01-13T06:12:15Z")
Some dude designed, crafted and baked the carbon and boom!
Wicked looking build, you’d wanna be spot on with seat height :-o
[http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2010/jan/2/BjornFrank](http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2010/jan/2/BjornFrank)
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### Author:  [@thatswild](https://fixed.org.au/u/thatswild)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/2 "2010-01-13T18:25:47Z")
Very niiicee!
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### Author:  [@2joes2](https://fixed.org.au/u/2joes2)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/3 "2010-01-13T18:32:57Z")
some people are just freaks/diy experts
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### Author:  [@Cafe\_de\_Keirin](https://fixed.org.au/u/Cafe_de_Keirin)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/4 "2010-01-13T19:35:38Z")
Anyone found the details of this?
Love to know if it’s hollow or built around a core.
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### Author:  [@J.K.L.P](https://fixed.org.au/u/J.K.L.P)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/5 "2010-01-13T19:45:07Z")
Best thing to come out of the fgg in a long time
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### Author:  [@jaseyjase](https://fixed.org.au/u/jaseyjase)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/6 "2010-01-13T19:53:09Z")
yeh, saw this yesterday too and was intrigued, more of the lack of seat tube? I guess all the carbon wrapped would mean he wouldnt need one?
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### Author:  [@FortyFalcons](https://fixed.org.au/u/FortyFalcons)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/7 "2010-01-17T20:03:40Z")
I like how the seat is connected to the bike itself. Just wondering is this an expensive process and how is it done?
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### Author:  [@hotbrad](https://fixed.org.au/u/hotbrad)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/8 "2010-01-17T21:03:36Z")
that’s is one hot bike
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### Author:  [@nikcee](https://fixed.org.au/u/nikcee)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/9 "2010-01-17T22:26:03Z")
> [@FortyFalcons](#):
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> I like how the seat is connected to the bike itself. Just wondering is this an expensive process and how is it done?
quite common on more expensive TT bikes…
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### Author:  [@AL9000](https://fixed.org.au/u/AL9000)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/10 "2010-01-17T23:39:25Z")
> [@nikcee](#):
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> quite common on more expensive TT bikes…
And 1940’s French bikes made for the Technical Trials…
Not expensive per se, just a long seat tube extension when building the frame.
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### Author:  [@brendan](https://fixed.org.au/u/brendan)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/11 "2010-01-18T02:05:29Z")
> [@FortyFalcons](#):
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> I like how the seat is connected to the bike itself.
happening more and more on high end road bikes / track bikes / those bikes what nik mentioned. apparently better aero properties - very important when dealing with the mid-life crisis market.
though i’m yet to see a missing seat tube in the open market - unless we’re talking Softrides, which we most definitely are not - probably because, well, they’re kinda important.
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### Author:  [@PiledHigher](https://fixed.org.au/u/PiledHigher)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/12 "2010-01-18T02:25:48Z")
> [@xbrendanx](#):
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> > [@FortyFalcons](#):
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> > I like how the seat is connected to the bike itself.
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> happening more and more on high end road bikes / track bikes / those bikes what nik mentioned. apparently better aero properties - very important when dealing with the mid-life crisis market.
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> though i’m yet to see a missing seat tube in the open market - unless we’re talking Softrides, which we most definitely are not - probably because, well, they’re kinda important.
Kestrels were famous for it and still do one:
Also there are still fans of the zip 2001 for its aero benefits, neither are UCI legal of course.
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### Author:  [@brendan](https://fixed.org.au/u/brendan)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/13 "2010-01-18T02:27:18Z")
ah, yes, i forgot those kestrels. now i remember why i forgot them.
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### Author:  [@FortyFalcons](https://fixed.org.au/u/FortyFalcons)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/14 "2010-01-18T03:04:05Z")
> [@PiledHigher](#):
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> > [@xbrendanx](#):
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> > > [@FortyFalcons](#):
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> > > I like how the seat is connected to the bike itself.
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> > happening more and more on high end road bikes / track bikes / those bikes what nik mentioned. apparently better aero properties - very important when dealing with the mid-life crisis market.
> >
> > though i’m yet to see a missing seat tube in the open market - unless we’re talking Softrides, which we most definitely are not - probably because, well, they’re kinda important.
>
> Kestrels were famous for it and still do one:
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> 
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> Also there are still fans of the zip 2001 for its aero benefits, neither are UCI legal of course.
And if it was only a fixed gear bike.
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### Author:  [@PiledHigher](https://fixed.org.au/u/PiledHigher)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/15 "2010-01-18T03:24:46Z")
> [@FortyFalcons](#):
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> > [@PiledHigher](#):
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> > > [@xbrendanx](#):
> > >
> > > > [@FortyFalcons](#):
> > > >
> > > > I like how the seat is connected to the bike itself.
> > >
> > > happening more and more on high end road bikes / track bikes / those bikes what nik mentioned. apparently better aero properties - very important when dealing with the mid-life crisis market.
> > >
> > > though i’m yet to see a missing seat tube in the open market - unless we’re talking Softrides, which we most definitely are not - probably because, well, they’re kinda important.
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> > Kestrels were famous for it and still do one:
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> > 
> >
> > Also there are still fans of the zip 2001 for its aero benefits, neither are UCI legal of course.
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> > And if it was only a fixed gear bike.
What like this, lots of tri bikes use horizontal rear facing dropouts, maybe old skool tri is the new fixed…
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### Author:  [@Stovepipe](https://fixed.org.au/u/Stovepipe)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2010, 5:48am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/16 "2010-01-18T05:48:47Z")
> [@PiledHigher](#):
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> What like this, lots of tri bikes use horizontal rear facing dropouts, maybe old skool tri is the new fixed…
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> 
:-o
that’s all good and well but who the fuck thought “OH GEE I’ll stand this crazy bike on nannas bed to take a photo of it!!! cant think of anywhere more fitting YEAH!!! 8-)”
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### Author:  [@nikcee](https://fixed.org.au/u/nikcee)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/17 "2010-01-18T13:50:57Z")
> [@Stovepipe](#):
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> > [@PiledHigher](#):
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> > What like this, lots of tri bikes use horizontal rear facing dropouts, maybe old skool tri is the new fixed…
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> :-o
> that’s all good and well but who the fuck thought “OH GEE I’ll stand this crazy bike on nannas bed to take a photo of it!!! cant think of anywhere more fitting YEAH!!! 8-)”
the scary thing is that its probably not nannas bed, but in fact their own bed. as brendan said… mid-life crisis market.
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### Author:  [@JLN\_not\_ZLTN](https://fixed.org.au/u/JLN_not_ZLTN)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/18 "2010-01-18T21:58:56Z")
> [@PiledHigher](#):
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> > [@FortyFalcons](#):
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> > > [@PiledHigher](#):
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> > > > [@xbrendanx](#):
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> > > > > [@FortyFalcons](#):
> > > > >
> > > > > I like how the seat is connected to the bike itself.
> > > >
> > > > happening more and more on high end road bikes / track bikes / those bikes what nik mentioned. apparently better aero properties - very important when dealing with the mid-life crisis market.
> > > >
> > > > though i’m yet to see a missing seat tube in the open market - unless we’re talking Softrides, which we most definitely are not - probably because, well, they’re kinda important.
> > >
> > > Kestrels were famous for it and still do one:
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> > > 
> > >
> > > Also there are still fans of the zip 2001 for its aero benefits, neither are UCI legal of course.
> > >
> > > And if it was only a fixed gear bike.
>
> What like this, lots of tri bikes use horizontal rear facing dropouts, maybe old skool tri is the new fixed…
>
> 
“Honey, get your bike off the bed and go pick the kids up from soccer”
“Yes dear”.
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### Author:  [@squid](https://fixed.org.au/u/squid)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/19 "2010-01-19T16:32:10Z")
hmm, i could probably build a carbon bike (i’ve got a bit of experience boat building with carbon), but no way would i trust it.
carbon is not friendly when it breaks
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### Author:  [@18htan](https://fixed.org.au/u/18htan)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/handmade-carbon-backyard-frame/43331/20 "2010-01-19T18:23:21Z")
Wouldn’t you need a seat tube for strength…?
I have no idea how strong carbon is.