How Bikes Are Made - Understanding Different Welds

Lugs, fillet brazing, TIG welding… what makes each style of building bike frames unique? Neil had some questions, so he pedaled down to the Goodday + Curiously shop and stuck a camera in front of frame builder Chris Besnia to get some answers. In our latest video, Chris covers everything from lugs (and why he stays away from them), to his fillet brazing process, to the difficulties of TIG welding, and much more...

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[__phunky__]

This was awesome, y'all! Thanks for putting it together. Even working with bikes for my whole life, this answered many questions about welding and steel. Another reason I'm a member of Bikepacking---content like this!! ~Phunky

[mickfaragher]

Fascinating. Part of me still desires a brazed frame🤔

[ProfesseurX]

Sweet! Super informative - enjoyed the cycling slant to learning about welding. I spied a Viral Dérive during the anything cage spot :)

[coreyreeder]

This is so cool. I’d call it bikepacking adjacent. So glad I watched

[daveb]

I think that with brazing, the builder has more control of the meld between two frame parts. When it comes to metallurgy, I'll trust old school. Brazing also makes the end product more of a work of art, IMHO.
Thanks for this fine video, I found it quite interesting.

[outbackwack]

Excellent! I just had 2 custom Manzanita hardtails made (his and hers) and this is exactly how Nick manufactures his bikes 👍

[fordtimelord]

I have a 78 Schwinn Superior set up as my touring bike. Probably 100k miles on the frame. Filet brazed in Chicago. Beautifully joined. The frame looks like it was carved out of a single hunk of metal.

[arfarzam]

I loved the look of lugged frames. Too bad not many are built anymore 😢

[bosanderspublictheology]

That was very educational and ... I realized my upper limit of tinkering.

[krishnansrinivasan]

Awesome & Thanks :) TIG sounds great :)

[mazescopak]

Paul Brodie the legend has some really good videos on welding here on You Tube.

[Wydliez]

Super interesting, thanks for the video

[christianhofer]

Super interesting, thank you very much!

[MrJoaquins]

Love your work sir....want to learn...

[profesorsztos]

You have big + from me for showing Polish Orłowski frame at 2:18

[GeekonaBike]

I've always been curious about how the lugs themselves are made, machined, molded, welded, or some combo?

[gabeeatsgrapes]

No gloves is crazy work, cover up bro! Arms and hands, that uv exposure is no joke. Stay safe.

[Andre-jxkx]

It seems common to post heat treat aluminum frames but I’m curious if anyone is heat treating any steel frames post tig welding. Seems contradictory to buy heat treated tubing if the welds will compromise its properties. While this may be negligible I wonder if a small amount of unintentional aneeling occurs, allowing the welded area to flex a bit more rather than crack. Food for thought

[_MattyG_]

That video should be double the length!

[tatakiz]

As a professional tig welder I sure vote Tig.