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Braze on Brake Bosses by iandusud » Sun, May 15, 2022 |
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by iandusud Sun, May 15, 2022 |
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User Profiles and Map on BikeCAD.ca by Brent » Wed, Apr 4, 2012 |
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by Brent Wed, May 14, 2014 |
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How to Move top tube to Down tube by sscruisers » Thu, Jan 24, 2013 |
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by sscruisers Thu, Jan 24, 2013 |
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Controlling front end geometry by Brent » Sun, Jan 3, 2016 |
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by Brent Sun, Jan 3, 2016 |
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Shifter Boss? by Paddyosonic » Tue, Jun 16, 2020 |
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by Brent Tue, Jun 16, 2020 |
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V19.0 strange behavior on Mac by falsea » Sun, Jan 29, 2023 |
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by Brent Mon, Jan 30, 2023 |
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Updating Primary Dimensions by bikescience » Tue, Sep 6, 2011 |
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by Brent Tue, Sep 6, 2011 |
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How do I make the top tube horizontal like a classic frame? by BAHL Cycle Works » Thu, Dec 7, 2017 |
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by Brent Thu, Dec 7, 2017 |
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Totaly lost, beginner help, tutorial? by narrowharrow » Fri, Jul 18, 2014 |
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by Brent Sat, Jul 19, 2014 |
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Unable to open on mac by Bamboo'd Gear » Wed, Sep 23, 2020 |
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by Brent Wed, Sep 23, 2020 |
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BUG: Java issue when changing "Custom" to "Standard" on m by thinair » Tue, Feb 7, 2012 |
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by Brent Sat, Mar 24, 2012 |
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downtube shifters by 310 cycles » Sun, Apr 26, 2015 |
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by Brent Sun, Apr 26, 2015 |
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tandem by jerome830 » Thu, Nov 15, 2012 |
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by Brent Wed, May 14, 2014 |
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Saddle height based on fixed formula? by mr1jnders » Tue, Nov 8, 2011 |
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by Brent Tue, Nov 8, 2011 |
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Hub Gears by airbusser » Thu, Dec 19, 2013 |
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by Brent Thu, Dec 19, 2013 |
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Top tube and down tube intersect by Bamboo'd Gear » Fri, Dec 21, 2012 |
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by Brent Fri, Dec 21, 2012 |
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Dimensions by TKing » Tue, Jun 18, 2024 |
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by Brent Tue, Jun 18, 2024 |
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Head angle change by Brauxljo » Mon, May 6, 2019 |
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by Brent Mon, May 6, 2019 |
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Top/Front view by zeedee-h » Wed, Oct 14, 2015 |
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by Brent Wed, Oct 14, 2015 |
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Tandem Straighten Top Tube by tcoop25 » Wed, Oct 16, 2019 |
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by Brent Wed, Oct 16, 2019 |
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Quick Start shows nothing by smontanaro » Mon, Dec 28, 2015 |
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by Brent Mon, Dec 28, 2015 |
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Saddle to Handlebar Reach Dimension by oilburner » Mon, Nov 27, 2017 |
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by Brent Tue, Nov 28, 2017 |
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Production Frame Comparison by h60pilot » Sun, Jun 15, 2014 |
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by Brent Mon, Jun 16, 2014 |
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Clicking the extension icon doesn't change anything by jwalker11 » Mon, Jul 13, 2020 |
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by Brent Mon, Jul 13, 2020 |
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Units setting mm to Inches by Bamboo'd Gear » Sun, Aug 19, 2012 |
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by Brent Sun, Aug 19, 2012 |
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Modular dropouts by spotter83 » Fri, Apr 28, 2023 |
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by Brent Fri, Apr 28, 2023 |
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Back to back tandem recumbent by lecatloic » Sun, Jul 7, 2013 |
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by Brent Sun, Jul 7, 2013 |
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Chain Stay Angle by HvdS » Sun, Feb 5, 2012 |
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by Brent Mon, Mar 19, 2012 |
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I need to turn off the view of the tires and feet by retromike3 » Fri, Mar 20, 2015 |
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by Brent Fri, Mar 20, 2015 |
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unable to start bikecad quickstart by marcal » Wed, Nov 14, 2012 |
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by Brent Fri, Dec 28, 2012 |
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How do you enter the axle-to-crown measurement in BikeCAD? by trip » Fri, Nov 18, 2011 |
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by Brent Fri, Nov 18, 2011 |
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Cycling Brands fonts. by ratchet65 » Thu, Oct 31, 2013 |
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by Brent Thu, Oct 31, 2013 |
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Comparing two frame geometries by Ryan Noir » Wed, Jun 3, 2015 |
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by Brent Thu, Jun 4, 2015 |
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Lowering the seat by Bamboo'd Gear » Mon, Dec 17, 2012 |
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by Brent Tue, Dec 18, 2012 |
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Curved seat tube: seat tube angle number shown Q. by jemima » Fri, Jun 14, 2024 |
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by Brent Fri, Jun 14, 2024 |
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measure distance pedal to fender by BadAndi » Mon, Oct 5, 2015 |
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by Brent Mon, Oct 5, 2015 |
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BIKECAD running super slow all of the sudden by sscruisers » Tue, Jan 15, 2013 |
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by Brent Wed, Jan 16, 2013 |
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Integrated headtubes? by trip » Sun, Jan 1, 2012 |
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by Brent Sun, Jan 1, 2012 |
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menu problem by otropaco » Fri, Dec 4, 2015 |
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by Brent Sun, Dec 6, 2015 |
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pick the right length by domenico » Mon, May 1, 2017 |
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by Brent Tue, May 2, 2017 |
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Mitres not showing by frankbike » Mon, Apr 24, 2023 |
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by Brent Mon, Apr 24, 2023 |
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seat stay rendering not generating by Bamboo'd Gear » Tue, May 28, 2013 |
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by Brent Wed, Jul 31, 2013 |
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Bug Report by diabolo » Thu, Jan 19, 2012 |
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by Brent Thu, Jan 19, 2012 |
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Lug Angles by incunabula » Tue, Mar 17, 2015 |
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by Brent Tue, Mar 17, 2015 |
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My Designs Not Loading by snydersphilip@g... » Sat, Feb 20, 2021 |
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by Brent Sat, Feb 20, 2021 |
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For cast BB shells, can BB joint angles be shown? by tcpasley » Wed, Oct 31, 2012 |
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by Brent Wed, Oct 31, 2012 |
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Head tube color by emnichol » Thu, Mar 31, 2016 |
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by Brent Fri, Apr 1, 2016 |
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Viewing Chainstays/Seatstays from the top? by rznicolo » Tue, Mar 5, 2024 |
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by Brent Wed, Mar 6, 2024 |
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Logo name by Bamboo'd Gear » Sat, Oct 22, 2011 |
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by Brent Sat, Oct 22, 2011 |
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tube diameter by retromike3 » Thu, Sep 26, 2013 |
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by Brent Fri, Sep 27, 2013 |
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Bike Cad free problems by marcpink13 » Fri, Oct 25, 2013 |
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by Brent Sat, Oct 26, 2013 |
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bmx fork? by bwagner » Sun, Sep 2, 2018 |
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by Brent Sun, Sep 2, 2018 |
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Design Archivo and bicycles DH/Freeride by Fielding » Tue, Feb 21, 2012 |
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by Brent Tue, Feb 21, 2012 |
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dimension change by Bamboo'd Gear » Sun, Dec 16, 2012 |
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by Brent Sun, Dec 16, 2012 |
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Fit adviser by Winaa » Wed, Jun 5, 2024 |
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by Brent Wed, Jun 5, 2024 |
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Curved Brake Bidge and Chainstay Bridge by Gibson-Cycles » Mon, Sep 5, 2022 |
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by Brent Mon, Sep 5, 2022 |
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How to get frame measure by rottampipe » Thu, Nov 24, 2016 |
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by Brent Thu, Nov 24, 2016 |
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Change a Language by charliebrzoza » Fri, Dec 23, 2011 |
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by Brent Fri, Dec 23, 2011 |
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Windows pop up under task bar by troysmith80 » Wed, Mar 12, 2014 |
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by troysmith80 Wed, Mar 12, 2014 |
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Curve ST angle by ACLGS » Tue, Jul 30, 2019 |
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by Brent Tue, Jul 30, 2019 |
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adding wheelbase to dimensions by markrhino » Sat, Apr 14, 2012 |
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by Brent Sun, Apr 15, 2012 |
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tt and dt angles by plantecycles » Fri, Nov 27, 2015 |
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by Brent Fri, Nov 27, 2015 |
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Custom Standover by cowrevenge » Sun, Jan 1, 2023 |
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by Brent Sun, Jan 1, 2023 |
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Getting information to my frame builder by ruskibeats » Sat, Aug 27, 2011 |
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by Brent Sun, Aug 28, 2011 |
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Error Messages by pdejnicki » Wed, Jan 4, 2012 |
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by Brent Sat, Mar 24, 2012 |
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Suggestion/request by coupster » Sat, Jan 2, 2016 |
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by coupster Sun, Jan 3, 2016 |
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Saving Designs locally (free version) by diabolo » Sun, Jan 15, 2012 |
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by diabolo Thu, Jan 19, 2012 |
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Remove a bike from My Designs by bateau » Sun, Feb 14, 2016 |
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by bateau Mon, Feb 15, 2016 |
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My Designs by Pete G » Fri, Oct 25, 2013 |
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by Pete G Fri, Oct 25, 2013 |
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how to measure distance between wheels by harmattan » Fri, Oct 21, 2016 |
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by harmattan Fri, Oct 21, 2016 |
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Primary Dimension Changes by MacB » Tue, Jan 3, 2012 |
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by MacB Wed, Jan 4, 2012 |
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Lateral downtube offset at BB by jrmelanson » Fri, Jan 20, 2023 |
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by jrmelanson Sun, Jan 22, 2023 |
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Seat tube gusset by PissedOffCil » Mon, Feb 25, 2013 |
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by PissedOffCil Thu, Feb 28, 2013 |
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First-time user where do you see adjustments by kmcd » Mon, Mar 1, 2021 |
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by kmcd Tue, Mar 2, 2021 |
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Migrate settings after upgrade by Fiddlehead Cycles » Sat, May 18, 2024 |
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by Fiddlehead Cycles Sun, Jun 2, 2024 |
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Only a few fonts available by romario » Sat, Apr 23, 2022 |
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by Brent Sat, Apr 23, 2022 |
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How to adjust crown height by trip » Fri, Dec 9, 2011 |
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by trip Fri, Dec 9, 2011 |
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Track (Horizontal) Dropouts? by SquidPuppet » Sun, Feb 23, 2014 |
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by Brent Sun, Feb 23, 2014 |
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Should changing Fork A-C and Offset (Rake) also change the Head Angle? by mtbvfr » Sun, Feb 10, 2019 |
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by Brent Mon, Feb 11, 2019 |
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Saddle on seatstay by Galen Kehler » Mon, Nov 14, 2022 |
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by Galen Kehler Tue, Nov 15, 2022 |
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Help me enter frame size into Bikecad by karstenk » Sun, Mar 16, 2014 |
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by karstenk Tue, Mar 18, 2014 |
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Effective Toptube length and Front Center Distance by Bodega » Wed, Feb 13, 2013 |
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by Bodega Mon, Feb 18, 2013 |
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Shocks by Lucas FJ » Wed, Jul 1, 2020 |
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by Lucas FJ Fri, Jul 3, 2020 |
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Printing BikeCAD by barnyard » Thu, Sep 8, 2011 |
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by barnyard Fri, Sep 9, 2011 |
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Accessing Standover height on BikeCAD Free by georgeohki » Wed, Oct 4, 2017 |
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by georgeohki Wed, Oct 4, 2017 |
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Can't access paint or dimensions by tomvanhalen » Sat, Dec 23, 2017 |
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by tomvanhalen Sun, Dec 24, 2017 |
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Remove BB? Balance bike design by Monarch Kids MTB » Thu, Jun 24, 2021 |
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by Monarch Kids MTB Thu, Jun 24, 2021 |
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Download BikeCAD file from free version to view in Pro by Paul Smith SRCC » Wed, Jun 15, 2016 |
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by Paul Smith SRCC Fri, Jun 17, 2016 |
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Can't see how to start a new mountain bike design by tim10025 » Wed, Nov 16, 2011 |
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by tim10025 Sat, Dec 3, 2011 |
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Uploading files by Cyco » Fri, Mar 28, 2014 |
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by Brent Sat, Mar 29, 2014 |
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how to add head tube spacer? by jeromepadoue » Mon, May 27, 2013 |
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by Brent Tue, May 28, 2013 |
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Problem embeddingi in a blog with iframe by vincent@ehrstrom.com » Wed, Jan 24, 2018 |
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by Brent Thu, Jan 25, 2018 |
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Stays Auxiliary View by Brendanh76 » Mon, Mar 22, 2021 |
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by Brent Mon, Nov 22, 2021 |
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How to calculate radius of wheel (including tire) by trip » Sat, Nov 19, 2011 |
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by Brent Tue, Nov 22, 2011 |
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Standard Component Order by falsea » Thu, Oct 4, 2018 |
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by falsea Tue, Oct 9, 2018 |
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unresponsive / java crashing? Win 8.1 by troysmith80 » Fri, Mar 7, 2014 |
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by Brent Mon, Mar 10, 2014 |
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I can`t see my dimension templates by scarabcycles » Fri, Nov 18, 2022 |
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by Brent Sat, Dec 3, 2022 |
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How to start BikeCAD free nowadays? by eelmonkey » Fri, Aug 26, 2011 |
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by Brent Sun, Sep 18, 2011 |
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Seatstay compound miter by BLZ2024 » Wed, Jul 3, 2024 |
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by Brent Wed, Jul 3, 2024 |
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Seat tube angle / saddle position help by SquidPuppet » Thu, Mar 27, 2014 |
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by Brent Fri, Mar 28, 2014 |
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Dimensions by tealaser » Sun, May 21, 2017 |
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by Brent Tue, Mar 14, 2023 |
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My Chain Broke! by smithhaddon123 » Sat, Apr 2, 2016 |
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by smithhaddon123 Sat, Apr 9, 2016 |
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Save or export to AutoCad from BikeCad? by trip » Fri, Jan 6, 2012 |
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by Brent Sun, Mar 11, 2012 |
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Where do I download the trial version? by letsgoflatland » Sun, Aug 12, 2012 |
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by Brent Mon, Aug 20, 2012 |
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Non-traditional frames by kevbo » Sat, Nov 26, 2011 |
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by Brent Sun, Dec 11, 2011 |
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Removing tubes by Bamboo'd Gear » Wed, Jan 2, 2013 |
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by vrbicycles Wed, Feb 11, 2015 |
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Adding Color lines to the frame by CycleFly414 » Mon, Jan 28, 2013 |
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by Brent Mon, Feb 4, 2013 |
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Elevated chain stay issue by etanheller » Fri, Jan 13, 2017 |
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by etanheller Tue, Jan 17, 2017 |
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What am i doing wrong ? by fabianmichael » Mon, Sep 23, 2013 |
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by Brent Wed, Sep 25, 2013 |
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Extra tubes by wa » Fri, Jan 6, 2017 |
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by wa Mon, Jan 23, 2017 |
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Bike Cad Crashes Web Page by billsnov » Thu, Apr 19, 2012 |
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by crossbreak Fri, May 29, 2015 |
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Not working with Win10, IE11and Java 8 by carlousa66 » Wed, Jan 17, 2018 |
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by vincent@ehrstrom.com Thu, Feb 8, 2018 |
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correcting tube end points? by John-Michael » Mon, Feb 27, 2012 |
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by John-Michael Wed, Feb 29, 2012 |
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Is there an easy way to simulate installing an angleset (angled headset)? by xorrox » Wed, Nov 30, 2016 |
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by Brent Thu, Nov 2, 2023 |
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Tubes straight with plugs by BLZ2024 » Sun, Jun 30, 2024 |
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by Brent Tue, Jul 2, 2024 |
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Toe Overlap & Jones index of stability by KuB3 » Tue, Sep 24, 2019 |
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by KuB3 Wed, Sep 25, 2019 |
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Rear wheel dish by jrmelanson » Fri, Jan 20, 2023 |
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by jrmelanson Sun, Jan 22, 2023 |
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extremely slow startup by woger » Mon, May 11, 2015 |
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by Brent Wed, May 13, 2015 |
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getting started by tpkern » Sat, Oct 3, 2015 |
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by Brent Sun, Oct 4, 2015 |
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Disc mount dimensions for rear dropout by Reclar01 » Mon, May 7, 2012 |
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by Brent Sat, Apr 5, 2014 |
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BikeCad.ca Free/Quick Start doesn't load by Timothy Halbrook » Mon, Sep 18, 2017 |
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by Brent Sat, Oct 28, 2017 |
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Modelling Internal Tube View by Guerciotti123 » Fri, Oct 20, 2023 |
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by bluecrowbar Mon, Nov 13, 2023 |
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Components and Logos not working? by BUR Bikes » Mon, Sep 26, 2011 |
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by Brent Tue, Sep 27, 2011 |
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Different rim and tyre colours front and rear wheel? by Deszaille » Wed, May 18, 2016 |
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by Brent Sun, May 16, 2021 |
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BikeCAD user guide by Brent » Tue, Sep 1, 2015 |
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by gregbowers Mon, Jun 17, 2024 |
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How do you figure out rear dropout angle...? by trip » Sat, Jan 7, 2012 |
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by Brent Mon, May 12, 2014 |
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Full Suspension in BikeCAD? by Nikolais » Fri, Sep 23, 2011 |
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by Coxy123 Tue, Dec 2, 2014 |
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Editing a Design Saved Online by Freewheel1999 » Sat, Nov 5, 2011 |
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by ptandon1 Wed, Nov 9, 2011 |
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Available dimensions in Dimensions dialog box? by mikekangelos » Wed, Mar 21, 2012 |
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by Brent Sun, Aug 28, 2016 |
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Please disable animated bicycle background by brianhammerstein » Sun, Aug 28, 2011 |
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by grvargas Sun, Jan 1, 2012 |
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Adding a second top tube by beachcruzer » Sat, Dec 17, 2011 |
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by Brent Wed, May 14, 2014 |
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Extreme slowness recently? by hugh.kelley » Wed, Oct 9, 2013 |
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by Brent Mon, Mar 3, 2014 |
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Problem when saving online - java.io.FileNotFoundException by dwall_97 » Fri, Jan 18, 2019 |
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by Brent Wed, Jun 12, 2019 |
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tri-cycles? by arice » Sun, Mar 4, 2012 |
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by Ben Cooper Mon, Aug 31, 2015 |
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rear dropout horizontal angle by BLZ2024 » Wed, Jun 5, 2024 |
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by Brent Wed, Jun 5, 2024 |
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Invalid Key message when saving by Taxi » Wed, Feb 3, 2016 |
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by Brent Wed, Jan 13, 2021 |
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Mitering and Making Sure Drawn Dimensions Are Parallel by BLZ2024 » Sun, Jun 30, 2024 |
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by Brent Fri, Jul 5, 2024 |
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Mac and Java 7 by hgraber » Wed, Oct 31, 2012 |
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by Brent Sat, Nov 2, 2013 |
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Newbie question for frame geometry input by trijunky » Mon, Apr 16, 2012 |
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by gunnara Mon, Mar 25, 2013 |
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Error Loading on Quick Start by jg_1980 » Sun, May 25, 2014 |
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by Brent Sat, Nov 15, 2014 |
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problems in loading a design by s.sential_things » Thu, Mar 1, 2012 |
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by Brent Mon, Mar 5, 2012 |
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BikeCAD free not working by atctt » Sun, Sep 4, 2011 |
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by Brent Mon, Nov 13, 2017 |
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Java security (Page: 1, 2)
by Brent » Tue, Jan 21, 2014 |
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by tbike Mon, Mar 11, 2024 |
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Not loading (Page: 1, 2)
by bluejen » Thu, Sep 13, 2018 |
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by alanduren Wed, Dec 21, 2022 |
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Free version of BikeCAD and Java 1.8 Security (Page: 1, 2)
by Brent » Thu, Jun 30, 2016 |
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by julianbikes Sat, Dec 3, 2022 |
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