Art of making handmade bicycles (custom tailored in NorCal)
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Jeremy Sycip was in art school when he first started thinking about making his own bikes. “I was into riding so I rode my bike a lot. A bunch of friends were racing and I was like you know what I don’t race, I’m not competitive at all and I like working with my hands so I started calling around to different bike companies and I found a guy in Santa Cruz (Paul Sadoff of Rock Lobster) and he kind of took me in.” SyCip dropped out of art school and started building frames and finally opened his own shop, SyCip Bikes. In the nearly 23 years since he began crafting cycles, he estimates that he’s built a couple thousand bikes. The process begins with an interview, asking clients what they are looking for in a bike and how they ride. Then, like a fitting for a custom suit, SyCip meticulously measures his clients and evaluates them on a sizing cycle. He enters the specs in a CAD program and creates a blueprint before he begins the cutting and welding: the stuff he loves. His bikes range from racing cycles to more specialty rides. Hanging in his shop, there’s a full-frame bike with couplings so the frame breaks in half and fits in a standard suitcase to avoid oversize baggage fees while flying. At his home office, he’s finishing up a cargo bike for a woman, her groceries and dog. One of his personal favorites is his BBQ bike: fit with a cutting board, carving knife, bottle opener and a propane BBQ. Original story: http://faircompanies.com/videos/view/art-making-handmade-bicycles-custom-tailored-in-norcal/ SyCip bikes: http://sycip.com/
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hire me!
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amazing! loved that BBQ bike :P.
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LOVE this video!!!!! Thanks!
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No goggles when brazing? Crazy. You should wear grade 5 tinted lenses when fillet brazing like that.
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Nice video. Which one is better to make an aluminun frame? flux core or propane torch? What about regular metal frame ?
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master
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Quite literally, my dream life.... I live not far from this shop and know a few folks that own Sycip frames. They are wonderfully crafted and now I know why.
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He understands the soul of the cycle.
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this guy is a tru artest. i love bikes and would love to work for him.
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9:44 Best comment I've ever heard ! Awsome personality !
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McGyver bike builder...
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I missed what town he was in. was that chico?
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he is a filipino thats why.
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Love it ! Thanks Kristen ! Great audio. Tiny suggestion, unless the very shallow depth of field is what you are going for, you might consider bumping the ISO or reducing shutter speed ( or both) so you can stop down and have more things in focus. A wider lens will also help as would editing out more out of focus stuff. Love watching yer stuff ! Thanks again ! Rob in Rochester NY
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I feel like that BBQ Bike has mass appeal.
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Great video, thank you.
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The custom aspect is great but a simplified standard version of those cargo bikes is probably the best way of growing the company. I would like a production version of the 3 wheeler work bike
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This is incredible! I love your creativity, you seriously think of everything!
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Does anyone know what kind of grill that is?
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How inspiring! Another Great video
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