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Gifford Drawings

These drawings provide enough information to make a geometrical clone of my Gifford bicycle.

Note that these drawings represent my plan. In reality my top tube has an angle of about 6 degrees. Otherwise the finished frame matches the drawings.
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This drawing has centerline tubing lengths and angles.  The purple lines and dimensions are effective lengths (if the frame was built with a level top tube, instead of sloping).
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This drawing has centerline tubing lengths and angles. The purple lines and dimensions are effective lengths (if the frame was built with a level top tube, instead of sloping).

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  • This drawing has too much stuff on it to be useful.
  • This drawing has cut tubing lengths and angles.
  • This drawing has centerline tubing lengths and angles.  The purple lines and dimensions are effective lengths (if the frame was built with a level top tube, instead of sloping).
  • Fork geometry.<br />
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This probably isn't that necessary.  Just build a fork with around 62mm of offset to get around 38mm of trail.  Make it long enough to keep the head tube angle at 73 degrees.
  • A basic view of the bike without dimensions.  The wheels shown are 650Bx38mm with fenders.
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