ARTificialindulgence

hey buddy !!
you're right about mountain biking being in its infancy here, when we started mountain biking in 1994, i guess we were the only ones who knew the sport inside out.

over the years, i have built couple of mtb frames for my friends, when i was in symbiosis college, then got a 9 to 12 a.m. job in the animation industry, this industry suxxx big time! no stability whatsoever. never mind. its a long story... got married, have one sweet daughter, but all this meant, mountain biking had to take a back seat. (my 3000 US$ freeride mountain bike is gatherin dust in my room. this IS BAAAD !!)

i got laid off from my animation company ( baah..sheesh, cant avoid talkin about this) and am workin currently as a 3d modeler for a small time company , to be honest i wanna get out of this mine field, that when i thought i should get back to my true love, mountain bikes !!

even though , m not a mech engineer, and i dont have a degree in metallurgy either, i have a fair knowledge about metallurgy, thanks to mountain biking, and mountain bike related websites, magazines, the internet, and my passion for building bikes. i have a decent amount of knowldege related to metals thats used for building bikes, mobikes, and heck, even aeroplanes !!
some knowledge of carbon fiber and composite materials too. i.e, how the whole thing is laid up to be stronger and blah blah...
but makin bikes out of carbon fiber would be too expensive for me at the moment, so i'd stick to steel, aluminum and maybe even titanium alloy.

now for your question...
you asked me "Could you post a little more about how noobs like me could put together the entire cycle with the frame from you. Details about tyres, etc would be very helpful."

if you own a bike, you could dissassemble your current bike and fix up the components on the frame that i built, i could do it for you for free if you are in pune !!! or if you need better parts, i could get that for you.. which ever suits you. i'll even teach you how to fix parts to a bike frame. its just a matter of a few hours.

btw..finalised on a design, will be getting it made. will post pics soon..

and thanx a lot for the words of encouragement brother !
i needed that !!

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dheerahch

@AI... best of luck in your venture. I think i remeber seeing pictures of a frame you built somewhere on this forum (i could be confused about that though!)

Do keep posting pictures of the bikes you build here and i'm sure more people will be interested.

For starters you could inform all of us the advantages of using your frames over the frames on bikes available in the market. The price difference will also matter (i'm not sure which one will be cheaper)

ARTificialindulgence

thanx dheerahch! yeah the frame pictures you saw were indeed the ones i made.
advantages of my frames would be the strength more than anything else. it could be cheaper too, i have to do my math on this one though!!!

let me make one frame and i'll let you guys know!

thanx once again buddy!

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noel046

@ A I: Great man... Nice to hear some1 from XBhp wants to be an entrepreneur... Hope Your Start up will succeed to greater heights...
Man one thing I could not get.. Are you searching for potential customers or want some1 to venture in this project... Actually I'm in my final semester (Mech) after my engineering thought of opening a spare part manufacturing unit for automobiles... But still haven't decided anything fully... So if You are thinking of venture then may be(depending on your business plan, blah blah and etc..) I would like to invest in it... PM me if you are interested...

ARTificialindulgence

hey noel!!
m searching for potential customers !! and i dont mind someone investing into it, but first i need to know whether ppl are interested in buyin the bikes i build.
and since you're a mech engineer, your skills would be a boon for me!!

will let you know, what my plans are. and thanx for the kind words

thanx a lot buddy!

p.s. if you venture into automobile spare parts, i wanna be your first customer, provided you make something really hot to pimp up my swift !!!!

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synergizer

Hey.. had been away from xBhp for quiet some time. My bad I missed this thread.

Awesome work bro. Great idea. People are slowly getting the hang of mountain biking in India now. But its hard for us to find the right fit. Would be nice to get a custom bike which is perfect for us.

I am sure there are be plenty of customers waiting for someone like you to make such an endeavor.

May be initially you can custom built 2-3 freeride bikes and have a magazine like BikeIndia to test it. The word will really spread fast.

All the best bro. Count me in as one of your customers

rishabhshukla14

@ARTificialindulgence: I am going to buy a mountain bike today not able to decide which 1 to buy.
I am going for a FIREFOX Bad Attitude.
Need suggestions.
If any other brand or model beter thenthis available please tell.
N can anybody tell me from where I can buy it in Pune (BEST BUY)::if cost is less::

Help me out guys!!

synergizer

Did you buy the bike already...?? Whats your budget..?

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ARTificialindulgence

hey rishabh! sorry for the late reply

the bad attitude is a good bike if you can live with its porky weight.
it can take loads of abuse if you're planning to go hardcore mountain biking with it.
but the bike lacks good componentry. a very very ugly front fork, which refuses to work properly. and also it doesnt come equipped with disc brakes which are now de rigeuer in the mountain biking world.

you can check orbea bikes Orbea India

its a spanish brand and as compared to the lower end models of trek , merida, cannondale, its not made in taiwan. orbea bikes are entirely made in spain. the 'toureg' and 'tenere' models are the cheapest in the line. and component wise they stand out of the crowd. a 15000 rupees orbea will have much better components as compared to a similarly priced trek/cannondale/merida!!

hope i've helped you out!

have fun riding!!

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