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If you've got a question about using BikeCAD Pro, the stand alone application for frame builders, bike shops and fit specialists, post it here.

Albatross Handlebars

jaybeeboston
Framebuilder
By jaybeeboston | 9:34 PM EDT, Tue June 21, 2016
BikeCAD Pro How To Forum

I'm trying to model some Nitto Albatross handlebars. The Custom handlebar window allows me to start from Drop, Mountain, or Bullhorn. I can't figure out a way to get the dimensions I need starting with any of these.

Help?

jay b

roulez cycles

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Pin BikeCAD shortcut to taskbar, Windows 7 Pro

Tyler
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Oakland, CA United States
By Tyler | 2:34 PM EDT, Tue June 21, 2016
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Normally in Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, I can add ("pin") an application [shorcut] to the taskbar by right-clicking to bring up an options window (I think MS calls this a 'Jump' window...?).

However, I cannot seem to accomplish this with BikeCAD 12.5 Pro by this method, nor by drag and drop onto taskbar which is the other method afaik.

Any suggestions out there?

Cheers,

Tyler

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Front Derailleur mount offset

cj0
Framebuilder
By cj0 | 11:10 AM EDT, Wed June 15, 2016
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Can BikeCAD help me determine the distanse from the center of (frame-plan) the seattube to the braze-on/frontderailleur bolt mounting?

Or is there a simple trick to calculate this? In my case I use a shimano ultegra with a 43.5mm chainline and I need to know how far from the center of the frame-plan I have to intall the front derailleur braze-on bolt hole. A qualified guess is 25.0mm but it would be nice to know how to do this calculation incase the chainline changes.(diffrent crankset)

greetings from Slovenia

Chris

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I.S mount for 140mm rotor

cj0
Framebuilder
By cj0 | 10:47 AM EDT, Wed June 15, 2016
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I try to fit an I.S mount for a 140mm Disc rotor on seat stay , but no standard library for 140mm (only for 160 and 180mm).

I can see that the dimentions (G and E) are not changeing when toggling between 160 and 180mm rotor disc.

Will this also be the case with a 140mm rotor? The I.S mount is the same , but you change the IS to post adaptor?

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Struggling to match dimensions

Brainjuice
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Scarborough, United Kingdom
By Brainjuice | 5:53 AM EDT, Sun June 12, 2016
BikeCAD Pro How To Forum

Hi there,

As a little project for myself to try and get the hang of using BikeCAD Pro, I found a bike I like the look of and got all its available dimensions as seen in the attached picture. I'm wanting to practice drawing up, but on some dimensions when I put it in alters some others! So how can I stop that happening? Also is there away of altering the the dimensions from the drawing screen rather than the primary dimensions box?

Your help will be most appreciated.

Thank you

Darren

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Displaying Clearance Between Tire and Stays

ameade
Framebuilder
Alex Meade Bikeworks, LLC
Old Saybrook, CT United States
By ameade | 11:55 AM EDT, Sun May 29, 2016
BikeCAD Pro How To Forum

I could swear I once could show the clearance dimension between the rear tire and the stays, but I can't find how to toggle that dimension again!

Thanks

Alex

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remove the ghost bike that is showing behind the current design

robjanehaycock
Framebuilder
By robjanehaycock | 6:54 PM EDT, Tue May 24, 2016
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How do you get the standard / ghost bike to not display after I have adjusted the frame sizing?

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How to increase icon size?

narrowharrow
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By narrowharrow | 8:46 AM EDT, Sun May 01, 2016
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Hi

I'm having a hard time working with BikeCAD Pro on my laptop. With 2160x1440 on a 12" screen all icons are way too tiny. How do I increase icon size by 2?

Best

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"Display" window lost, outside screen boundaries

narrowharrow
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By narrowharrow | 7:56 AM EDT, Sun May 01, 2016
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Hi

I'm working with BikeCAD Pro on my laptop which is connected to an external screen half of the time. At some point I must have moved the "Display" window onto the secondary screen and today, with only the primary screen available, "Display" didn't appear.

I figured out that by changing

<entry key="LocY DISPLAY">1662</entry>

in dialogs1.xml to

<entry key="LocY DISPLAY">162</entry>

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Changing fork length while fixing frame dimensions

Oliver Davey
Framebuilder
By Oliver Davey | 3:48 AM EDT, Wed April 27, 2016
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Hi. Does anyone know if it is possible within BikeCAD to fix the frame dimensions so that when the fork length is changed the bike will pivot around its rear axle? I would like to find out how a frame whose dimensions I know with a long fork on it would be affected with by a shorter fork (i.e. what would the new head angle, bottom bracket drop, etc now be). I've tried a few different things, but every time I change the fork length the frames dimensions change to compensate. Any help would be much appreciated.

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