How to Make Your Own Bike

Make Your Own Bike How to Make Your Own Bike If you are a true-blue bike rider, you will definitely enjoy riding a bike that you have built yourself. Making your own bike is fun but it needs ideas on mechanical skills. However, if you have decided to make your own bike, this article will help you to select the components and assemble them to build a bike that will give you utmost satisfaction. Your choice may vary depending on the style of bike that you want to build and the components and frame that you want to use. But the basic idea of building a bike is almost same.

The first step of your bike making process should be a research. Do a research on parts of the bike that are available in your market. You can visit several stores that sell bike parts and components. Select the parts and the brands carefully so that you can pick the one that best fit your custom bike.
The part of the bike that first comes into consideration while making your bike is the frame. These days, the frames are available with different types of metals that have their unique features. Carbon fiber and titanium are popular options for bike frames. Visit your local store to choose the frame or you can visit the online stores for a wider range of options.
The next step is to select the components or the kit of the bike. The components include brakes, controllers or shifters, dérailleurs, chain and crank set. There are some renowned makers of bike components and each make of component has their own characteristics. Even the components are available in a wide range of prices fitting to different budgets. It is essential to purchase the kits from a reputed manufacturer.
Wheels of a bike make a lot of difference to the performance of a bike. However, while making your bike, selecting the wheels takes several factors into consideration. First of all it is the type of riding that should decide the kind of wheels you choose. For instance, if you want to use the bike for climbing Triathlons is a better option. Materials and the brands are other aspects of consideration for the bike wheels. Also you can select from tubular or clincher wheels. Accordingly select the tires and tubes for the wheels. As tubes have very little difference in there quality, you should be more careful about the tires. Also it is important that the tires match the wheels.
The other components of your bike are pedals, saddle, handlebar, handlebar tapes. It is up to you to select the saddle considering your comfort riding.
For assembling of the bike parts you need to have tools like a complete set of wrenches, cassette locking tool, chain whip, flat head and Philip screw drivers, crank puller and bottom bracket tool, cable puller and cable cutting tool.
Start with installing the tires and tubes on the wheels. Then install the cassette to the rear wheel using the cassette locking tool to secure the cassette to the hub. Attach the handle bar to the stem and secure the stem to the steering tube. Adjust the height of the handlebar using a spacer. Then attach the controller or shifter to the handlebar and adjust the exact location. Also cut the steering tube to adjust it to a comfortable level. Fix the seat post and saddle using allen wrenches. Install the front and rear break sets though the frame. Install the crank, bottom bracket and crankset using their specific tools. Attach the derailleurs to the frame and it can be adjusted later on. Measure the required length of the chain and cut and, then make it run through the deraileurs and chain ring. Install the deraileurs and brake cables.
The last step is to adjust the controls and ensure that the parts work properly.