My bike is reverse-engineered

From the January, 2008 issue

by Ed Zacharek, age 16
Howdy there. I’m Ed Zacharek. I’ve been going to school at the Center for Appropriate Transport for around five years now, and I’m writing to tell you about my latest project, a bike I built from parts and tubes donated to CAT by Burley.
What happened was, Burley decided to stop making [...]

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What I learned in school this year

From the July, 2007 issue

Or, how I built a recumbent bike in six months
by Nolan Chase, age 16

Building a bike, frame and all, is a long, difficult process, unless you are set up for production work. With two, three-hour classes a week in which I’ve been able to work on my bike, I’ve been working on it for 6 [...]

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A visit with Joseph Ahearne

From the May, 2007 issue

by Nolan Chase, age 16
When we were in Portland for Filmed by Bike this spring, we had the opportunity to visit with framebuilder Joseph Ahearne, of Ahearne Cycles, in his Portland workshop. It’s a small shop, which he shares with a man who converts cars to biodiesel, and it’s where he builds his bicycles. Ahearne [...]

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Discover the joys of a custom fit

From the January, 2007 issue

by Tom Baldinger
Are you comfortable when you ride? Do your wrists or neck ache? Simple changes can make a huge difference in riding comfort. Most mountain bikes are sold with riser bars these days, because the higher position and backward sweep are easier on the wrists and enable better control. Bicycle seats have evolved enough [...]

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