Handmade Carbon Fiber Bicycle Project

Hi guys, thank you for the kind words.
Iab - I made the joints really beefy. The CF thickness is more than the industry standards, just to make sure if I made any errors, it would still hold up. It has been about 4 years that I have used this bike and it is still pretty strong. The seat clamp is taken from a Cervelo P series, and glued on top of seat tube. For the CF, you could even have it indoors. It will take longer depending on the temperature in the room to cure, but the process of curing is a chemical process, so the resin will create heat on its own as it is mixed with the hardener. Heat from other sources such as sun or an oven only speeds up the process. It also depends on the type of resin that you are using. I might repaint the bicycle again, next time I am thinking of maybe using a lighter color like silver or white.

Cyberdemon - Exactly, working with materials and actually building something teaches a lot about the characteristics of that particular material. It is just not as easy as it seems, so the gained experience will help the designer to understand the process more and maybe apply that knowledge to future projects. Thanks a lot :slight_smile: