The Bicycle Forest

BikeCAD is a parametric CAD tool for bicycle frame design. The Bicycle Forest has created several variations of this program to accommodate specific designs and tasks such as recumbents, full suspension, tandems, and wheel building.

BikeCAD for hardtail mountain bikes, road bikes and kids' bikes, with or without front suspension.

FullSuspensionCAD for four-bar linkage rear suspension.

RecumbentCAD for short wheelbase recumbents.

TandemCAD for direct lateral tandem bikes (bicycle built for two).

WheelCAD determine appropriate spoke length for building wheels.

HulaCAD build your own eccentrically laced hula bike wheel. For more about hula bikes click here.

BikeCAD Pro
Access a comprehensive selection of on-screen dimensions.
Create user defined dimensions.
Output dimensioned drawings directly to your printer.
Include a title block in your drawing.
Fully access and customize the Fit Advisor.
Examine toe overlap.
Reverse engineer frames and evaluate positioning from digital photos.
Control an adjustable model of a human rider.
Customize for your brand and other preferences.
Export templates for filing perfect mitres.
Check for interference between the fork crown and the down tube.
Export to various formats including BMP, CSV, DXF, JPG, PDF, PNG, SVG

BikeCAD for the Web post your own custom version of BikeCAD on your web site.

For help using these programs go to the FAQ or check out the BikeCAD section on the Frame Forum discussion board.

We are often asked to build custom frames according to the specs people have layed out on bikeCAD. Although we are fully equipped for frame building, our focus for now is on expanding our rental bike collection, not on custom building. However, the following commercial builders, bike shops and bicycle fitting specialists use BikeCAD Pro to serve your needs.

Builder	Location
333fab	Seattle, WA, USA
AEGIS Racing Bikes USA	Camden, ME, USA
Ahearne Cycles	Portland, OR, USA
Alchemy Bicycles	Boulder, CO, USA
Airlite Ltd. (Zerofour Bikes)	Dorset UK
Alpine Designs Bikes	Sandpoint, ID, USA
Alta Classic Bicycles	Murray, UT, USA
Amaro Bicycles	Bilbao, Spain
Anderson Custom Bicycles	Oakdale, MN, USA
Anvil Bikeworks	Littleton, CO, USA
Apple Bite Metal Works	Little Rock, AR, USA
Argonaut Cycles	Portland, OR, USA
Badger Cycles	Perry, KS, USA
Baum Cycles	North Shore, VIC, Australia
Biciclo, S.A de C.V.	San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Bilenky Cycle Works	Philadelphia, PA, USA
Berg Bikes	Cobble Hill, BC, Canada
Blonde Fabrication	Bloomington, MN, USA
Bluedog Customs	Viroqua, WI, USA
Bodacious Bicycles	Easton, MD, USA
Bombus Bikes	Roslyn, WA, USA
Brease Bikes	Buxton, OR, USA
Burls Bicycles	Essex, UK
Caletti Cycles	Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Calfee Design	La Selva Beach, CA, USA
Chris Wright Cycles	Philadelphia, PA, USA
Cielo (Chris King)	Portland, OR, USA
Circle A Cycles	Providence, RI, USA
Cicli Polito	Cleveland, OH, USA
Clockwork Bikes	Minneapolis, MN, USA
Coast Cycles	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Cocco Bike	Torino, Italy
Crisp Titanium	Arezzo, Italy
Crumpton Composite Cycles	Austin, TX, USA
Cycles Marinoni	Lachenaie, PQ, Canada
Cycles Matador	Montreal, PQ, Canada
Cycles Noir	Northbrook, IL, USA
Daltex Handmade Bicycles	Coppell, TX, USA
DEAN Titanium Bicycles	Boulder, CO, USA
DEMA Senica	Trnavsky kraj, Slovakia
DeSalvo Custom Cycles	Ashland, OR, USA
Dirkdarko.com	Barcelona, Spain
Dolce Cycles	Park City, UT, USA
Dominion Bicycle Company	Austin, TX, USA
Don Walker Cycles	Speedway, IN, USA
Echelon Cycle Works	East Dorset, VT, USA
Edwin Cycles	Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Ellis Cycles	Waterford, WI, USA
Engin Cycles	Philadelphia, PA, USA
Enigma	East Sussex, UK
Erickson Cycles	Seattle, WA, USA
Everti Bicycles	Duncan, BC, Canada
Everyday Bikes	Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Fahrenheit Metal Works	Chicago, IL, USA
Fast Boy Fenders	New York, NY, USA
Flandria Bikes	Lancashire, UK
De Fietsenmoaker	Norden, Germany
Fraser Cycles	La Mesa, CA, USA
Geekhouse Bikes	Watertown, MA, USA
Gellie Custom	Warrandyte, VIC, Australia
Genie Bicycles	Calgary, AB, Canada
GH2O Machining	Jackson, WY, USA
Griffen Bicycles	Decatur, TX, USA
GoodTimes Bicycles	Ashland, OR, USA
Grognard Bicycle Company	Citrus Heights, CA, USA
G'silvio Bicycles	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Hampsten Cycles	Seattle, WA, USA
Hbicycles	Barbizon, France
Ibis Cycles	Scotts Valley, CA, USA
Igleheart Custom Frames	Wenham, MA, USA
Independent Fabrication	Somerville, MA, USA
Ivy Cycles	Vancouver, BC, Canada
Javelin Cycles	Wauconda, IL, USA
J-Bomb Cycles	Fernie, BC, Canada
Jeff Jones Custom Bicycles	Medford, OR, USA
Johnny Chopper	Bargara, QLD, Australia
Johnsen Frameworks	Oslo, Norway
Karma Metal Works	Surrey, BC, Canada
Kent Eriksen Cycles	Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
KHS Bicycles	Rancho Dominguez, CA, USA
Kinetics	Glasgow, UK
Kirk Frameworks Co.	Bozeman, MT, USA
Kish Custom Fabrication	San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
KOCKMO	Stahnsdorf, Germany
Kogswell Cycles	Shakopee, MN, USA
Kookie Bikes	Fairfield, VIC, Australia
Krabo	Bochum, Germany
Kusano Engineering	Tokyo, Japan
Lakeshore Cycles	Kelowna, BC, Canada
LeMasurier Cycles	Boulder, CO, USA
Land Shark	Medford, OR, USA
Level Components	Cape Cod, MA, USA
Lineup Bicycles	Turin, Italy
Lighthouse Cycles	Santa Ynez, CA, USA
Longleaf Bicycles	Wilmington, NC, USA
Louis Garneau Sports	St-Augustin, PQ, Canada
Lucky 13 Bikes	New York, NY, USA
Lucid Cycles	Park City, UT, USA
Luna Bicycles	Nederland, CO, USA
MAP Bicycles	Portland, OR, USA
Marcroft Cycles	Salem, OR, USA
Maxwell Cycles	Rohnert Park, CA, USA
Mercian Cycles	Derby, UK
Milholland Bicycle Company	Portland, OR, USA
Mint Cycles	Tempe, AZ, USA
Mission Bicycles	San Francisco, CA, USA
Montesanto Bicycles	Burbank, CA, USA
Moots	Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
Moyer Cycles	Austin, TX, USA
MSH1 Bicycle Works	Colchester, CT, USA
Naked Bicycles and Design	Quadra Island, BC, Canada
Nash Cycles	Baltimore, MD, USA
Neuvation Cycling	San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
NissyWorks	Yokohama, Japan
Nice Bikes	Boulder, CO, USA
October Hand Made Bikes	Arlington, MA, USA
OfficinaBiciclette.com	Milano, Italy
On-One Bicycles	Todmorden, Lancashire, UK
Orange Mountain Bikes	Cumbria, UK
Oswald Cycle Works	Mansfield, PA, USA
Otis Guy Cycles	Fairfax, CA, USA
Paketa	Boulder, CO, USA
Palermo Bicycles	Baltimore, MD, USA
Palmares Cycles	Portland, OR, USA
Patrick Cycles	Menlo Park, CA, USA
Penguin Cycles	Brownsville, VT, USA
Pereira Cycles	Portland, OR, USA
Perfection Bicycles	Kila, MT, USA
Peter Verdone Designs	San Rafael, CA, USA
PM Cycle Fabrication	Longmont, CO, USA
Predator Cycling	Santa Monica, CA, USA
Purista Bikes	Zürich, Switzerland
Quixote Cycles	Portland, OR, USA
Revelation Cycle	Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Rex Cycles	Sacramento, CA, USA
Riccorsa	Waldstetten, Germany
Rich Adams	Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
Rimkunas Cycles & Designs	Huntington, NY, USA
Roberts Cycles	Croydon, UK
Rohloff USA	Berkeley, CA, USA
RR Velo	Watsonville, CA, USA
Serotta Bicycles	Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
Saints Fabrication	St. Kilda, VIC, Australia
Setavento Titanium Frames	London, UK
Shamrock Cycles	Indianapolis, IN, USA
Shand Cycles	Falkirk, UK
Shotta Bike Company	Redding, CA, USA
Sigma Sport	Surrey, UK
Silva Cycles	Campbell, CA, USA
Singular Cycles	Twickenham, UK
SISU Cycles	Canton, MI, USA
Six-Nine Design	Petaluma, CA, USA
SkydeComponents	Dordogne, France
Solitude Cycles	Coventry, UK
Solo Velo	Albany, CA, USA
Soma Fabrications	South San Francisco, CA, USA
Le Sommet du Vélo	Quebec, QC, Canada
Spectrum Powder Works	Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Sprout Cycles	Portland, OR, USA
Spooky Bikes	Easthampton, MA, USA
SquareBuilt	Brooklyn, NY, USA
Stoic Cycles	Great Bend, Kansas, USA
StoutHeart Cycles	Mancos, CO, USA
Stone Mountain Bicycles	Shepherdstown, WV, USA
Strong Frames	Bozeman, MT, USA
Sweetpea Bicycles	Portland, OR, USA
SyCip Designs	Sonoma County, CA, USA
Sylvan Cycles	Amherst, MA, USA
Terraferma Cycles	Miami, FL, USA
Thick Bikes	Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Torelli	Camarillo, CA, USA
Traffic Bikes	Southampton, NY, USA
True Fabrication	Austin, TX, USA
True North Cycles	Guelph, ON, Canada
Vagabonde Cycles	Chabeuil, France
Vanilla Bicycles	Portland, OR, USA
Velosmith	Mountain River, Tasmania, Australia
Velvet Cycles	Portland, OR, USA
Vertigo Cycles	Portland, OR, USA
Vicious Cycles	New Paltz, NY, USA
Villiers-Velo	Kent, UK
Violet Crown Cycles	Austin, TX, USA
Vivace Cycles	Bromma, Sweden
Volcanic MFG	Olympia, WA, USA
VooDoo Cycles	Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Waterford Precision Cycles	Waterford, WI, USA
Wolfhound Cycles	Talent, OR, USA
Zimmerman Bicycle Works	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Zinn Cycles	Boulder, CO, USA

Bike Shops and Fit Specialists	Location
18 Bikes	Hope Valley, UK
Angryape Bike Repairs	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Around Town Bicycles	Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
Aria Velo	Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Bend Bike n Sport	Bend, OR, USA
Bespoke Cycles	San Francisco, CA, USA
The Bicycle Garage	Colchester, CT, USA
The Bicycle Hub	Jackfield, Telford, UK
Bicycle Lab	Carrboro, NC, USA
The Bike Butler	Singapore
Bike Coach Cycle Coaching	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
BikeXplorer	Bergamo, Italy
Bike Pro	Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Black Mountain Cycles	Point Reyes Station, CA, USA
Care for Health	Godalming, UK
Chain Reaction Cycles	Anchorage, AK, USA
City Cycle	San Francisco, CA, USA
Clemenzo.com	Berlin, Germany
Corner Cycle	Falmouth, MA, USA
Cycle Dynamics	Brisbane, QLD, Australia
CycleFit	London, UK
Cyclefit Centre	Rosebery, NSW, Australia
Cycling Specifics	Carrboro, NC, USA
Dancing on the Pedals	Rome, GA, USA
Davis Wheelworks	Davis, CA, USA
Essence Bicycles	Wellington, New Zealand
Fairwheel Bikes	Tucson, AZ, USA
Fit Werx	Waitsfield, VT, USA
Frank's Cyclery	Raleigh, NC, USA
Glen Parker Cycles South	Perth, WA, Australia
Grace Bicycles	Holliston, MA, USA
Gulf Coast Cycle Fit	Mobile, AL, USA
Happy Freedman	New York, NY, USA
International Bicycle Center	Boston, MA, USA
Iron Cycles	Chicago, IL, USA
John Atkins Cycles	Warwickshire, UK
John Cobb Research	Tyler, TX, USA
Joseph Kuosac	Taiwan
Kennedy Cycle Fit	Black Rock, VIC, Australia
KGS Bikes	San Antonio, TX, USA
Kinetics	Glasgow, UK
Maplewood Bicycle	St. Louis, MO, USA
Milltown Cycles	Faribault, MN, USA
Mosquito Bikes	London, UK
New England Bicycle Consulting	Amherst, MA, USA
North Metro Cycling	Broomfield, CO, USA
Old Field Cycles	Tallahassee, FL, USA
Passi:one Bicycles	Pasir Panjang, Singapore
Pedal Moraine Cycle and Fitness	West Bend, WI, USA
Pedalhead Road Works	Edmonton, AB, USA
Pedranti Products Ltd.	Rhonda Cynon Taff, UK
Peloton Cycles	Loveland, CO, USA
Pinoy Bikes	Metro Manila, Philippines
Quality Bicycle Sales & Service	San Diego, CA, USA
Rick Thiessen	Victoria, BC, Canada
Schwab Cycles	Lakewood, CO, USA
Sid's Bike Shop	New York, NY, USA
Speedgoat Bicycles	Laughlintown, PA, USA
St. Kilda Cycles	St. Kilda, VIC, Australia
TCR Sport Lab	Calgary, AB, Canada
Tribob.com	Singapore
Van Herwerden Wielersport	Voorburg, Netherlands
Velociped Kriens	Kriens, Switzerland
Whole Athlete	San Anselmo, CA, USA
Wissahickon Cyclery	Philadelphia, PA, USA
Wobble-Naught	Boise, ID, USA

Institution	Location
Bamboo Bike Project	New York, NY, USA
Hampshire College	Amherst, MA, USA
Human Powered Ornithopter Project	Toronto, ON, Canada
School of MAE Nanyang Technological University	Singapore
United Bicycle Institute	Ashland, OR, USA
United Nations International School	New York, NY, USA

Estimated cost per mile to drive a 2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer LS 6-cyl. (4.3 liter) 2WD 4-door sport utility vehicle assuming annual mileage of 10000 miles = 72.7 cents (US)

American Automobile Association (2004)

...the car has become an article of dress without which we feel uncertain, unclad, and incomplete in the urban compound.

Marshall McLuhan

I live and breathe bike transportation. Does that make me a granola-crunching, world-saving utopian? Actually, my riding has a lot to do with what's good for me. Riding makes me healthy. It saves me time. It makes me feel good and gives me energy to do more in life. Of course, getting around by bike is a green thing to do. And altruism does have its rewards. Frankly, I wouldn't mind saving the world. Makes one want to crunch some granola.

Joe Breeze, VeloNews, 2005.