PATEREK MANUAL FOR BICYCLE FRAMEBUILDERS
THE THIRD EDITION OF THE PATEREK MANUAL FOR BICYCLE FRAMEBUILDERS
The Second Printing of the Third Edition of the Paterek Manual is now available. Minor typos and
formatting errors have been corrected in this printing. This is not a revision, just the second
printing.
The sales of the Third Edition have exceeded our expectations, requiring this second printing.
Our thanks to all those who have made this 3rd edition so successful.
The Third Edition is 8.5"x11", in a soft cover format. The book cover is shown below. The text is
464 pages with 724 photographs illustrating the frame building process, and the equipment a
framebuilder uses.
Henry James (Hank) Folson
From the back cover of the Third Edition:
About The Author
Tim Paterek has always been intensely interested in bicycles and bicycling. When 16 years old,
he got his first job as a mechanic at a bicycle shop in Bloomington, Minnesota. As a high school
student, he raced with the Amateur Bicycle League of America. In college, grandfathered in at
Cat-2 level, he raced in the US Cycling Federation. In the fall of 1970, he opened a bicycle
repair shop while attending the University of Wisconsin √ River Falls, getting his Bachelor▓s in
Education in 1978. His hands-on experience expanded into building custom bicycle frames under the
guidance of Terry Osell in Minneapolis. Over the next 12 years, in addition to building custom
frames, Tim wrote the first edition of the Paterek Manual, and worked on another Bachelor▓s
degree in Technology Education at the University of Wisconsin √ Stout. Over the years, Tim taught
many students in his bicycle frame building courses. Since moving in 1992 to Vancouver,
Washington where he teaches middle school Technology Education, Tim produced his videos on
framebuilding and finished this Third Edition of the Paterek Manual.
About the Book
The Paterek Manual for Bicycle Framebuilders flows from Tim Paterek▓s history as a rider, racer,
bike mechanic, custom framebuilder, and teacher. This Third Edition is completely rewritten to
include feedback from Tim▓s experiences teaching student builders. The book lets the reader see
what custom frame design and building are all about. The reader can use this Manual to build his
or her own bike, or begin a lifelong pursuit of custom bicycles and their riders.
This book documents one builder▓s lifelong approach to custom bicycle design and building, and
reflects his devotion to teaching about framebuilding. The Paterek Manual will have a well earned
place in the history of custom bicycle building in America.
Paterek Manual Cover
To see the Table Of Contents, descriptions of the Chapter contents, and to read sample pages from
the Chapters, please click this link:
THE TABLE OF CONTENTS and Samples from the Book
to see a summary of what is covered in each Chapter.
list price: $75